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in practice collapse: in practical applications; "will this work in practice?"

operating collapse: involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"

strut collapse: a proud stiff pompous gait; brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

pyrrhic collapse: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare; a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables; of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"; of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"; of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements"

iambic collapse: a verse line consisting of iambs; of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"

lunge collapse: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward; make a thrusting forward movement

delayed collapse: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"; not as far along as normal in development

infrequent collapse: not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper"

shuffle collapse: the act of mixing cards haphazardly; mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"; walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"; move about, move back and forth; "He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS"

stride collapse: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"; cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"; walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"

sashay collapse: a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps

lag collapse: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"; throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins; hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

halt collapse: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"

noncommittal collapse: refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like; "her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together"

nadir collapse: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected; an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything

instep collapse: the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot; the arch of the foot

retardation collapse: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the extent to which something is delayed or held back

belated collapse: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

footwork collapse: skillful maneuvering or dealing; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies"; the manner of using the feet

grenadier collapse: deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail; an infantryman equipped with grenades

obstruction collapse: getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed

obtuse collapse: lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin; of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees; of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex

childish collapse: indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"

quart collapse: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon; a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

extant collapse: still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd

existing collapse: presently existing; "the existing system"; existing in something specified; "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream"

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