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straitjacket collapse: a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person; anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

stockbroker collapse: an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds

concatenate collapse: add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters"; arranged into chained list

hock collapse: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle; disable by cutting the hock

covenant collapse: (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return; a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action; enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"; enter into a covenant

dealer collapse: a firm engaged in trading; the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game; a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods"

cuff collapse: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg; hit with the hand

affixation collapse: formation of a word by means of an affix; the result of adding an affix to a root word

allegiance collapse: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

handcuff collapse: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

treasury note collapse: securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction

linkage collapse: the act of linking things together; a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion; (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go); an associative relation

relationship collapse: a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"; a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"; a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

bridge collapse: any of various card games based on whist for four players; a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.; an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands; the link between two lenses; rests on nose; a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth; a wooden support that holds the strings up; a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected; the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"; something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"; make a bridge across; "bridge a river"; cross over on a bridge; connect or reduce the distance between

affairs collapse: transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"

absolutism collapse: the doctrine of an absolute being; the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government; dominance through threat of punishment and violence

manacle collapse: confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

slavery collapse: the practice of owning slaves; work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay

stranglehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe; complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

agglutination collapse: the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining; a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins); the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated

portfolio collapse: the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"; a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio"; a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio"; a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs"

unify collapse: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?"

coupling collapse: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"; a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

captive collapse: an animal that is confined; a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion; giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"; in captivity

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