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handcuff collapse: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

amok collapse: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"; wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"

take over collapse: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies; free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

acquisitive collapse: eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"

engaged collapse: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"; built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"; having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"; (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"; involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"

avid collapse: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"; (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"

silent collapse: having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"; not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"; marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

allied collapse: joined by treaty or agreement; related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies"; united in a confederacy or league; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers"; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies"

manacle collapse: confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

inarticulate collapse: without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"

collected collapse: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"; brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt"

pin down collapse: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"; attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture"

preoccupy collapse: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

hoggish collapse: resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food"

held collapse: occupied or in the control of; often used in combination; "enemy-held territory"

conquer collapse: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

busy collapse: crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"; actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy"; (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"; overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"; keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

hysterical collapse: marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; "hysterical laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes"

commensurate collapse: corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

mercenary collapse: a person hired to fight for another country than their own

par collapse: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72"; make a score (on a hole) equal to par

implicated collapse: culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime"

committed collapse: bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude; "committed church members"; "a committed Marxist"

paralyze collapse: cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"; make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

associated collapse: related to or accompanying; "Christmas and associated festivities"; joined in some kind of relationship (as a colleague or ally or companion etc.); "a cabal of associated lawyers"

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