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beautiful collapse: aesthetically pleasing; delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"; (of weather) highly enjoyable; "what a beautiful day"

baffle collapse: a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy; check the emission of (sound)

ionization collapse: the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas; the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas"

bombardment collapse: the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

take the cake collapse: rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"

successful collapse: having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"

balk collapse: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base; the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

impingement collapse: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something; influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

beating collapse: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows; the act of overcoming or outdoing; expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart"

percussion collapse: the act of exploding a percussion cap; the act of playing a percussion instrument; tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes

abdicate collapse: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

tide over collapse: suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year"

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

neutralize collapse: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"; make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"; make incapable of military action; get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"; make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"

leave off collapse: stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"; come to an end, stop or cease; "the road leaves off at the edge of the forest"; "leave off where you started"

bankruptcy collapse: a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent; inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"; a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"

stonewall collapse: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"; obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

terrific collapse: causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail"; very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle"

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?"

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