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adduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

centripetal force collapse: the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body

foothold collapse: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

tractor collapse: a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications; a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans

toehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints; a small foothold used in climbing; a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"

gravitation collapse: a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"; movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"

tug-of-war collapse: any hard struggle between equally matched groups; a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses

attraction collapse: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"; an entertainment that is offered to the public; the force by which one object attracts another

tug collapse: a sudden abrupt pull; struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"; pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"; pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"; move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"; tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"; strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

gravity collapse: a solemn and dignified feeling; (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein

purchase collapse: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"; a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"; something acquired by purchase

engine collapse: motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"

advantage collapse: benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"; the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"; (tennis) first point scored after deuce; give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich"

magnetism collapse: the branch of science that studies magnetism; attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

tension collapse: the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"; (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"; a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"; (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"; the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

extraction collapse: the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"; the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

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