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apprehension collapse: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"; painful expectation; fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

flower power collapse: a counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s and 70s

saddle collapse: posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl; a seat for the rider of a horse; a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe; cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins; load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"; put a saddle on; "saddle the horses"

ejection seat collapse: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

sturdiness collapse: resoluteness evidenced by strength of character; "sturdiness of moral principle"; the property of something that is strongly built; the state of being vigorous and robust

power of attorney collapse: a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent

jet propulsion collapse: propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear

rocket propulsion collapse: reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen

radio receiver collapse: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

momentum collapse: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"; an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road"

errand collapse: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

vested interest collapse: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit; (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another

lifeboat collapse: a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship

peanut gallery collapse: (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery"

seat collapse: any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"; furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"; the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through"; a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"; a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised); show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"; provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"; put a seat on a chair; be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"

gallows collapse: an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

hot seat collapse: a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism

kidnapping collapse: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

abduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body; the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife

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