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time off collapse: a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"

deterrent collapse: tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"

yoke collapse: stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team; fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment; a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together; support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end; a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"; an oppressive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"; put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"; link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"; become joined or linked together

pang collapse: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"; a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"

bridle collapse: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"; headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control; respond to the reins, as of horses; put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

barge collapse: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals); transport by barge on a body of water; push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"

toggle collapse: a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable); any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time; release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"; fasten with, or as if with, a toggle; provide with a toggle or toggles

miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

mortise collapse: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; cut a hole for a tenon in

fly in the ointment collapse: an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

complicate collapse: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"; make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

hindrance collapse: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

enlistment collapse: the act of enlisting (as in a military service); a period of time spent in military service

add collapse: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"; make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"; state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"; constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"

curry collapse: (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice; treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"; season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

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

hook up collapse: connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"

lunge collapse: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward; make a thrusting forward movement

alternate collapse: of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves"; allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"; do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"; go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions; exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

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

attach collapse: be attached; be in contact with; become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"; cause to be attached

fill in collapse: supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"

wedge collapse: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them; (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole; any shape that is triangular in cross section; squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

sashay collapse: a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps

affix collapse: a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form; attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"; attach to; "affix the seal here"

shuttle collapse: bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads; public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points; travel back and forth between two points

hurdle collapse: a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races; an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"; jump a hurdle

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