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

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

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

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

absorb collapse: cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"; engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"; take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"; assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"; take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"; become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"; take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"; suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"

understand collapse: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"; believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"; make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

read collapse: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"; to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"; interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"; look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"; interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"; obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"; audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"; have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

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

kidnap collapse: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

sense collapse: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"; a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"; a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"; the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"; comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"; become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"

expropriate collapse: deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"

preempt collapse: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge; acquire for oneself before others can do so; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land); take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

assume collapse: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"; take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"; take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"; occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"; take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"

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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