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while collapse: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

elasticity collapse: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"

mileage collapse: distance measured in miles; a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled; the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned

apparition collapse: an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"; something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"; the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"; a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

prolongation collapse: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"

resilient collapse: recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

surround collapse: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"; be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

resilience collapse: the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit; an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

tangent collapse: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

wrestle collapse: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"; engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"; combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"; engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

inflate collapse: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"; exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"

magnify collapse: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

extend collapse: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"; prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"; expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"; open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"; make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"; reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

rink collapse: building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating

playing field collapse: a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"; the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"

mislead collapse: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

falsify collapse: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"; prove false; "Falsify a claim"; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

fib collapse: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"; tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

airline collapse: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers; a hose that carries air under pressure

illusion collapse: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"; an erroneous mental representation

lay over collapse: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"

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