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transient collapse: (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load; one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"

bit collapse: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"; piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"; a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"

succeed collapse: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"; attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

vamp collapse: piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe; an improvised musical accompaniment; provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"; act seductively with (someone); piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"; make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"

partial collapse: being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"; showing favoritism

discourteous collapse: showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young"; lacking social graces

blemished collapse: marred by imperfections; having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"

roundhouse collapse: a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing; workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives

monsoon collapse: a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter; any wind that changes direction with the seasons; rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains

briefly collapse: for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"

explicate collapse: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

generate collapse: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

undervalue collapse: esteem lightly; assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"

bankrupt collapse: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts; financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"; reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

ghost collapse: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"; the visible disembodied soul of a dead person; write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"; move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"

get across collapse: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

shorten collapse: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"; make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"; make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

pacification collapse: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency; the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"

operate collapse: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"; handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

recess collapse: an enclosure that is set back or indented; a small concavity; make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"; put into a recess; "recess lights"

under collapse: further down; "see under for further discussion"; down below; "get under quickly!"; below the horizon; "the sun went under"; below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"; in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"; down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"; into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"; through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"

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