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piecemeal collapse: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"

in detail collapse: thoroughly (including all important particulars); "he studied the snake in detail"

tiptoe collapse: the tip of a toe; walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise; "moving with tiptoe steps"; on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe; "standing tiptoe"; walk on one's toes

sneak collapse: a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible; to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"; put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"

slowly collapse: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

scrabble collapse: a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game

prowl collapse: the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner); move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"; loiter about, with no apparent aim

waddle collapse: walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; "ducks walk with a waddle"

throughout collapse: from first to last; "the play was excellent end-to-end"

worm collapse: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae; screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack; a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"; a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

earshot collapse: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"

amble collapse: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place); walk leisurely

creep collapse: a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot; a slow longitudinal movement or deformation; someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

steal collapse: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch); steal a base; move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"; take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

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