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pulsation collapse: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"; a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

green light collapse: permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin"; a signal to proceed

ruff collapse: (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit; common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

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"

closing collapse: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"; final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"

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

moratorium collapse: suspension of an ongoing activity; a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

sneeze collapse: a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose; exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"

strangle collapse: die from strangulation; kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

waver collapse: the act of moving back and forth; someone who communicates by waving; sway to and fro

choke collapse: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine; a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current; breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"; constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing; reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"; be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"; wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"; check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"; fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

belay collapse: something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured; fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat; turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him

throbbing collapse: a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"; pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat"

deter collapse: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

valve collapse: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid; device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone; a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

drumming collapse: the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"

solicitation collapse: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money); request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"; an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"

overawe collapse: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

intimidate collapse: make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"; to compel or deter by or as if by threats

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.

harbor collapse: a place of refuge and comfort and security; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"; hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"; keep in one's possession; of animals; secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

obstacle collapse: an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented); something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

reference collapse: the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"; the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"; a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"; refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

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