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feed on collapse: be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

hasp collapse: a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock; secure or lock with a hasp

rivet collapse: heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together; hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"; fasten with a rivet or rivets

sew collapse: fasten by sewing; do needlework; create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

padlock collapse: a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut; fasten with a padlock

belay collapse: something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured; fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat; turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him

skewer collapse: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted; drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

latch collapse: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove; spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key; fasten with a latch; "latch the door"

buckle collapse: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"; fasten with a buckle or buckles

lock up collapse: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"

toggle collapse: a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable); any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time; release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"; fasten with, or as if with, a toggle; provide with a toggle or toggles

miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

mortise collapse: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; cut a hole for a tenon in

wedge collapse: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them; (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole; any shape that is triangular in cross section; squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

scarf collapse: a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration; wrap in or adorn with a scarf; unite by a scarf joint; masturbate while strangling oneself

rabbet collapse: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together; cut a rectangular groove into; join with a rabbet joint

dovetail collapse: a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises; fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail

browse collapse: the act of feeding by continual nibbling; reading superficially or at random; eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"; look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"

clasp collapse: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"; a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together; hold firmly and tightly; grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"

close up collapse: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"; refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"; unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"; cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

fasten collapse: attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"; cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"; become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

barricade collapse: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they stormed the barricade"; block off with barricades; prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"; render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

anchor collapse: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving; a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"; a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute; secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"; fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

rafter collapse: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof; provide (a ceiling) with rafters

strop collapse: a leather strap used to sharpen razors; sharpen on a strop; "strop razors"

strangle collapse: die from strangulation; kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

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