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hightail collapse: leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"

space walk collapse: any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew

grand tour collapse: a sightseeing tour of a building or institution; an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education

rocketry collapse: the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation

bombardier collapse: the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target; a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery

stepping stone collapse: any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"; a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing

getaway collapse: a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

shakedown collapse: extortion of money (as by blackmail); a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"; initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"; intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise"

elope collapse: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

meteorologist collapse: a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions

third collapse: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"; following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"; coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position; in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"

seventh collapse: the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it; position seven in a countable series of things; coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

hotfoot collapse: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it; without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"

run away collapse: escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

fifth collapse: the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it; a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon; position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"; coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position

fourth collapse: the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it; following the third position; number four in a countable series; coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"

abscond collapse: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

sixth collapse: the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it; position six in a countable series of things; coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

slip of the tongue collapse: an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking

stampede collapse: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"; a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle); run away in a stampede; cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"; act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"; cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

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