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keep off collapse: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

sneak in collapse: enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in"

war collapse: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"; the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"; an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"; a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"; make or wage war

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

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

baking collapse: cooking by dry heat in an oven; making bread or cake or pastry etc.; as hot as if in an oven

recluse collapse: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"

hacienda collapse: the main house on a ranch or large estate; a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries

camper collapse: a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling; someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation

domicile collapse: (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?"

shunt collapse: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body; a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current; a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"; transfer to another track, of trains; provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

relegate collapse: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"; refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

banquet collapse: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"; a ceremonial dinner party for many people

exception collapse: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"; an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"; grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"

extradite collapse: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"

nutrition collapse: the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans); (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

retreat collapse: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"; (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset; (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position; a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet; make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"; move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

social collapse: marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"; living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior"; tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"; composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director"; relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"; relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page"

litigation collapse: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

contend collapse: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"; be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

national collapse: a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"; concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"; limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"; owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"; of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"; of or relating to nationality; "national origin"; characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"

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