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comply collapse: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

taper collapse: the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone); a convex shape that narrows toward a point; diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

suffix collapse: an affix that is added at the end of the word; attach a suffix to; "suffix words"

upcoming collapse

afterthought collapse: an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought"

sympathizer collapse: someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful; commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

bring home to collapse

concise collapse: expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

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"

zipper collapse

latch collapse: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove; spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key; fasten with a latch; "latch the door"

barricade collapse: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they stormed the barricade"; block off with barricades; prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"; render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

succeed collapse: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"; attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

hound collapse: any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears; pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

chase collapse: United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873); cut a groove into; "chase silver"; go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"; pursue someone sexually or romantically

massive collapse: consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"; imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"; imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"; being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"

tail collapse: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body; the rear part of an aircraft; (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head; a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements; any projection that resembles the tail of an animal; remove the stalk of fruits or berries

chip off the old block collapse

lock out collapse: prevent employees from working during a strike

tight squeeze collapse

lurking collapse

get the hang of collapse

fall out collapse: have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"; leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation; "the soldiers fell out"

determine collapse: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"; fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property; shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"; establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

debit collapse: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing; enter as debit

step up collapse

lag behind collapse

reserved collapse: cool and formal in manner; marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West; set aside for the use of a particular person or party

continuation collapse

lock up collapse: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"

shut up collapse

neighbourhood collapse

displace collapse: force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war"; take the place of; move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"

evoke collapse

fail collapse: get worse; "Her health is declining"; stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"; prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"; disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"; become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"; fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"; fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"; judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"; be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"; fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"; be unable; "I fail to understand your motives"

neighbor collapse: a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"; a person who lives (or is located) near another; be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"; live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"

ferret out collapse: search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"

prove collapse: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"; prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof; obtain probate of; "prove a will"; take a trial impression of; be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"

engage in collapse

mirror collapse: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light; a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"; reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"; reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"

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