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flight path collapse: the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air

camber collapse: the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top; a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road); curve upward in the middle

resistance collapse: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"; the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"; group action in opposition to those in power; (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness; the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria); any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

epidermis collapse: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

outfight collapse: to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"

sheath collapse: a protective covering for a knife or sword; an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

hypodermic collapse: relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant"

cortex collapse: the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

caressing collapse: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs); showing love; "caressive words"

outclass collapse: cause to appear in a lower class; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati"

drag collapse: the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"; clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"; something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"; something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"; the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid; proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"; persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"; pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"; to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"; move slowly and as if with great effort; use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

outshine collapse: attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"; shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"

external collapse: outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"; happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures"; purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.; from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"; coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"

leather collapse: an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning; beat with a lather strap

integument collapse: an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell

get the better of collapse: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

envelope collapse: any wrapper or covering; a flat rectangular paper container for papers; the bag containing the gas in a balloon; the maximum operating capability of a system; "test pilots try to push the envelope"; a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"; a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves

prickly heat collapse: obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity

outrun collapse: run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else"

electromagnetism collapse: the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena; magnetism produced by an electric current; "electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it"

unpleasantness collapse: the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather"; the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

traction collapse: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"

competition collapse: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"; a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"

plank collapse: an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party; cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"; cover with planks; "The streets were planked"; set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"

slat collapse: a thin strip (wood or metal); close the slats of (windows); equip or bar with slats; "Slat the windows"

strop collapse: a leather strap used to sharpen razors; sharpen on a strop; "strop razors"

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