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bitter end collapse: (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt; the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"

endways collapse: with the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built endways"; in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure"; on end or upright; "sticks leaning against the wall endways"

fag end collapse: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

permanently collapse: for a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled"

buttocks collapse: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

recourse collapse: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"; something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

ad infinitum collapse: to infinity; without or seemingly without limit; "talked on and on ad infinitum"

capitalization collapse: the sale of capital stock; the act of capitalizing on an opportunity; an estimation of the value of a business; writing in capital letters

endlessly collapse: with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste"; (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; "the Nubian desert seemed to stretch out before them endlessly"

juxtaposed collapse: placed side by side often for comparison; "juxtaposed pictures"

perennially collapse: in a perennial manner; repeatedly; "We want to know what is perennially new about the world"

through collapse: throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"; over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"; in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"; from beginning to end; "read this book through"; to completion; "think this through very carefully!"

stub collapse: the part of a check that is retained as a record; a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt; a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost; strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"; clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"; extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"; pull up (weeds) by their roots

contiguous collapse: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

completion collapse: a concluding action; (American football) a successful forward pass in football

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