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fastener collapse: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place; a person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"

clench collapse: squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"; hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"

speed collapse: changing location rapidly; a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"; distance travelled per unit time; travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"

concealed collapse: hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"; not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"

parachute collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

wallop collapse: a severe blow; defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!"

plunk collapse: (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly; a hollow twanging sound

all together collapse: used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon collectively and when `all' and `together' can be separated by other words; "they were herded all together"; "they were all herded together"; "the books lay all together in a heap"; "the books all lay together..."; all at the same time; "Let's say `Yes!' all at once"

abstruse collapse: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"

thump collapse: a heavy blow with the hand; a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects); hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

encourage collapse: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"; inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

concurrently collapse: overlapping in duration; "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"; "going to school and holding a job at the same time"

expedite collapse: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter"; speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

clipping collapse: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

sliver collapse: form into slivers; "sliver wood"; divide into slivers or splinters

jab collapse: a quick short straight punch; a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"; poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"; strike or punch with quick and short blows

stamp out collapse: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

curb collapse: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter); a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse; keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"

zing collapse: a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet"

delay collapse: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time; time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"; cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"; act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

hidden collapse: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"; designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"

dock collapse: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair; landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"; an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial; a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded; any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine; haul into a dock; "dock the ships"; remove or shorten the tail of an animal; come into dock; "the ship docked"; deduct from someone's wages; deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

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