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handicap collapse: advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning; put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"; attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

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

cripple collapse: someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back; deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"; deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"

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

tack collapse: sailing a zigzag course; (nautical) the act of changing tack; a short nail with a sharp point and a large head; the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails; fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"; turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"

paring collapse: (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"; a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

juncture collapse: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"; a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

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"

housing collapse: structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

rabbet collapse: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together; cut a rectangular groove into; join with a rabbet joint

dovetail collapse: a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises; fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail

decorate collapse: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"; award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military"

impede collapse: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

moiety collapse: one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe; one of two (approximately) equal parts

filler collapse: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar; copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper; 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary; used for filling cracks or holes in a surface

task collapse: assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"

modicum collapse: a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack

clasp collapse: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"; a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together; hold firmly and tightly; grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"

plus collapse: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"; on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus"

lining collapse: the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.); providing something with a surface of a different material; a protective covering that protects an inside surface

hunter collapse: a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal; someone who hunts game; a person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter"

raw collapse: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"; not treated with heat to prepare it for eating; lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"; having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"; untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"; not processed or refined; "raw sewage"

crumb collapse: small piece of e.g. bread or cake; a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"; remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"; break into crumbs; coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"

naked collapse: lacking any cover; "naked branches of the trees"; "lie on the naked rock"; devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"; having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare; (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; "visible to the naked eye"

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