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downtime collapse: a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

square dance collapse: American country dancing in which couples form squares; dance in formation

psychedelic collapse: (of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair; "a psychedelic experience"; having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"; producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis; "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline"

lead off collapse: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"

blandishment collapse: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery; flattery intended to persuade

bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

inducement collapse: act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"

timetable collapse: a schedule of times of arrivals and departures; a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place

pancake collapse: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

underneath collapse: under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath; "we could see the original painting underneath"; "a house with a good foundation underneath"; on the lower or downward side; on the underside of; "a chest of drawers all scratched underneath"

pontificate collapse: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"; administer a pontifical office

parlance collapse: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

legislate collapse: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

overshoot collapse: an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt; aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"; shoot beyond or over (a target)

lecture collapse: teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class); a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"; a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"; deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

acknowledgment collapse: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

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