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death grip collapse

hold on collapse: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"

parry collapse: (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword; impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

stand up collapse: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"; refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack; resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

collation collapse: careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement; assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

stick out collapse: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

wear well collapse

cloister collapse: a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions); seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office"; surround with a cloister, as of a garden

coagulate collapse: transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"

bear hug collapse: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest; a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

stand pat collapse: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief

dovetail collapse: a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises; fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail

shun collapse: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

eschew collapse

ring in collapse

dwell collapse: inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

stand over collapse

grapple collapse: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

look up to collapse

partake collapse: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"; have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"; have some of the qualities or attributes of something

hang around collapse

grasp collapse: hold firmly

nail down collapse: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

tarry collapse: leave slowly and hesitantly

certificate of deposit collapse: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest

demonstrate collapse: march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"

bankruptcy collapse: a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent; inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"; a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"

shove off collapse: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"

possess collapse: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"; enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

persist collapse: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

stand fast collapse

intersect collapse: meet at a point

linger collapse: take one's time; proceed slowly; remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"

weather the storm collapse

shackle collapse: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner); a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

spellbind collapse

stultify collapse: cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"; prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"

letter of credit collapse: a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit

contemn collapse: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"

despise collapse

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