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perorate collapse: deliver an oration in grandiloquent style; conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation

join battle collapse: engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"

settle collapse: a long wooden bench with a back; take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"; form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"; become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"; establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"; become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"; settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"; end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"; accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"; get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"; arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"; cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids); become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"; come to rest; settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"; dispose of; make a financial settlement

imprisonment collapse: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison); putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

cinch collapse: a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps; any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"; stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place; get a grip on; get mastery of; make sure of; tie a cinch around; "cinch horses"

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

wrap collapse: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person; a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla; arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

bosom collapse: cloth that covers the chest or breasts; a person's breast or chest; the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"; hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"

waterproof collapse: any fabric impervious to water; make watertight; "Waterproof the coat"

march collapse: a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"; the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"; a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"; the month following February and preceding April; walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"; march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"; force to march; "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"; cause to march or go at a marching pace; "They marched the mules into the desert"

captivity collapse: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

emerge collapse: come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"; become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"; come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge"

snug collapse: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"; offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"

relinquishment collapse: the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.; a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

confront collapse: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"; present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"; oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"; be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

proximate collapse: very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses"; closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects; "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"

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