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belay: 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

abort collapse: the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"; terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion; cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"; terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

discontinue collapse: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"; come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

leave off collapse: stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"; come to an end, stop or cease; "the road leaves off at the edge of the forest"; "leave off where you started"

clamp collapse: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together; impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"; fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"

tighten collapse: become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"; make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

attach collapse: be attached; be in contact with; become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"; cause to be attached

affix collapse: a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form; attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"; attach to; "affix the seal here"

knit collapse: needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine; a basic knitting stitch; a fabric made by knitting; make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"; tie or link together

grapple collapse: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

screw up collapse: twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face"; screw or turn higher

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"

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"

renounce collapse: cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

graft collapse: the act of grafting something onto something else; (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient; cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"

annex collapse: an addition that extends a main building; attach to; take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania"

batten collapse: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm; secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"; furnish with battens; "batten ships"

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