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constricted collapse: inhibited; "when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move"; drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"; especially tense; especially in some dialects

turnpike collapse: an expressway on which tolls are collected; (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

lane collapse: a narrow way or road; a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

roadway collapse: a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

clog collapse: any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction; footwear usually with wooden soles; fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"; coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots"; impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today"; impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"; become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"; dance a clog dance

bypass collapse: a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town; a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part); avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"

constipation collapse: irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis

contracted collapse: reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes"

artery collapse: a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic; a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

bottleneck collapse: the narrow part of a bottle near the top; become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"; slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

avenue collapse: a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"; a wide street or thoroughfare

closed collapse: not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"; used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"; blocked against entry; "a closed porch"; (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints; not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"; not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"; with shutters closed

terrace collapse: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"; a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below); make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"; provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"

unperceptive collapse: lacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment; lacking perception; "as unperceptive as a boulder"

choking collapse: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"; a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

trachoma collapse: a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue

glaucoma collapse: increased pressure in the eyeball due to obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor; damages the optic disc and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)

strangulation collapse: (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"; the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

obstruction collapse: getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed

uncomprehending collapse: lacking understanding; "tried to explain to her uncomprehending husband"

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

blind spot collapse: the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light; a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment; "golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it"

gorge collapse: a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it); overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

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