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centralize collapse: make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

reticent collapse: reluctant to draw attention to yourself; temperamentally disinclined to talk

contiguous collapse: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

here and there collapse: in or to various places; first this place and then that; "he worked here and there but never for long in one town"; "we drove here and there in the darkness"

urban renewal collapse: the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums

close up collapse: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"; refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"; unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"; cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

converge collapse: come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"; move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"; be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"; approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit

incommodious collapse: uncomfortably or inconveniently small; "incommodious hotel accommodations"

throughout collapse: from first to last; "the play was excellent end-to-end"

everywhere collapse: to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')

shelter collapse: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger; protective covering that provides protection from the weather; temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons; invest (money) so that it is not taxable; provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

debar collapse: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

close in collapse: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

culminate collapse: rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"; bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"; end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"; reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body; reach the highest or most decisive point

room collapse: an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"; the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"; space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"; opportunity for; "room for improvement"

chock collapse: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object; as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full"; support on chocks; "chock the boat"; secure with chocks

uncommunicative collapse: not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions

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