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ease up collapse: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"; become less intense

backpedal collapse: modify one's opinion, make it less strong; step backwards, in boxing; pedal backwards on a bicycle

lose ground collapse

slow up collapse

ease off collapse

retard collapse: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"; be delayed

impede collapse: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

backwater collapse: any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress; a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"

set back collapse: slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"; cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

detain collapse

throttle collapse

rein collapse: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse; any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"; stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"; stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"

brake collapse: a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle; an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant; any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants; cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"; stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"

let up collapse

swat collapse: a sharp blow; hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

wham collapse

biff collapse

incommunicado collapse: without the means or right to communicate; "a prisoner held incommunicado"; "incommunicado political detainees"

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

bash collapse: an uproarious party

push forward collapse

keep back collapse

reef collapse: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water; reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef; roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area; lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

skulking collapse

contribute to collapse

thwack collapse: a hard blow with a flat object

clobber collapse: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

hold back collapse

slow down collapse

life jacket collapse: life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design

water wings collapse: a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim

safety belt collapse: belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt

Mae West collapse: an inflatable life jacket

overprice collapse: price excessively high

band shell collapse

bandstand collapse: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

beclouded collapse

buried collapse: placed in a grave; "the hastily buried corpses"

switchboard collapse: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

ejection seat collapse: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

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