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hysteron proteron collapse: the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved; reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born')

lurch collapse: an unsteady uneven gait; the act of moving forward suddenly; abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"; a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage); defeat by a lurch; move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"; move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

aficionado collapse: a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer; a fan of bull fighting

riffle collapse: shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners; shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix

come across collapse: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"; be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

badger collapse: sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere; persuade through constant efforts

struggle collapse: strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"; an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

disinfectant collapse: an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

falter collapse: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way; be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

bugbear collapse: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson

pi collapse: the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet; the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...

totter collapse: move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table"

deflation collapse: the act of letting the air out of something; a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"

intercept collapse: the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis; seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

toxin collapse: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

lose collapse: fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"; suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"; allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"; miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"; fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"; fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"; fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

eat up collapse: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"

infatuation collapse: an object of extravagant short-lived passion; foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

writhe collapse: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

billow collapse: a large sea wave; rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"; rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky"; move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"

illness collapse: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

seethe collapse: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"; foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid"; be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"

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