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floodgate collapse: something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"

padlock collapse: a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut; fasten with a padlock

gallop collapse: a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously; ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"; cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"; go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

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

adapted collapse: changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages"

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"

lock in collapse: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"; close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"

strut collapse: a proud stiff pompous gait; brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

hightail collapse: leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"

third collapse: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"; following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"; coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position; in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"

shamble collapse: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"

seventh collapse: the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it; position seven in a countable series of things; coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

hotfoot collapse: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it; without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"

tread collapse: structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step; the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground; the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire; brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center; mate with; "male birds tread the females"; crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"; tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"; apply (the tread) to a tire

fifth collapse: the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it; a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon; position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"; coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position

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