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slack collapse: a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"; the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"; a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"; dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve; flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"; cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"; make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"; release tension on; "slack the rope"; be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"; avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

andante collapse: a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace); (of tempo) moderately slow; at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

stymie collapse: a thwarting and distressing situation; a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

reef collapse: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water; reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef; roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area; lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

continually collapse: seemingly without interruption; "complained continually that there wasn't enough money"

saunter collapse: a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"

subtitle collapse: secondary or explanatory title; translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen; supply (a movie) with subtitles

shamble collapse: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"

crawl collapse: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"; a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"; a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick; move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"; swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"; be crawling with; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"; feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was terrified"

slacken collapse: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness; become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"

capriole collapse: (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump; perform a capriole, in ballet; perform a capriole, of horses in dressage

kinesis collapse: a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

double time collapse: a doubled wage (for working overtime); a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog; at a faster speed; "now let's play the piece again double-quick"

wooden collapse: lacking ease or grace; "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"; made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood; "a wooden box"; "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"

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

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

cachet collapse: a seal on a letter; a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal; an indication of approved or superior status

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

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

frenzied collapse: affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity"

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