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subtraction collapse: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"; an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"

weakening collapse: the act of reducing the strength of something; becoming weaker; moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

deflation collapse: the act of letting the air out of something; a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"

deciduous collapse: (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season; (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth"

diminution collapse: the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

loose collapse: not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"; not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"; (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"; not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker"; freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough"; not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"; not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"; not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"; (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"; not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"; without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"

apex collapse: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

relaxation collapse: a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount; an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"; (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance; (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

jaded collapse: dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"; exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron

tired collapse: depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"

flagging collapse: a walk of flagstones; "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative"; flagstones collectively; "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place"

blade collapse: the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge; flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water; the part of the skate that slides on the ice; a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue); a cut of beef from the shoulder blade; something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"; a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"; especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

letup collapse: a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

tongue collapse: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot; a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity; a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"; the tongue of certain animals used as meat; any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"; lick or explore with the tongue; articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

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