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hold on collapse: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"

expectation collapse: belief about (or mental picture of) the future; the feeling that something is about to happen

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

footage collapse: film that has been shot; "they had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes"; "he edited the news footage"; a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done

presently collapse: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut"

bit collapse: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"; piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"; a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"

repose collapse: a disposition free from stress or emotion; put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"; to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"; lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"

tonnage collapse: a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship

orbit collapse: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"; the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

proportion collapse: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin; magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"; the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole; adjust in size relative to other things; give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"

continuance collapse: the act of continuing an activity without interruption

forehand collapse: (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

scurry collapse: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

survival collapse: something that survives; a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment; a state of surviving; remaining alive

loafer collapse: a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel

soup collapse: liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food; an unfortunate situation; "we're in the soup now"; any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup; dope (a racehorse)

allocate collapse: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

institution collapse: an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated; a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater"; an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

probably collapse: with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

never collapse: not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"; not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right"

overcast collapse: a cast that falls beyond the intended spot; a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling; sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"; sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches; make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

venerable collapse: impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

longevity collapse: the property of being long-lived; duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"

hock collapse: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle; disable by cutting the hock

busy collapse: crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"; actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy"; (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"; overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"; keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

agency collapse: a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"; the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"

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