Related Words:
- undertake
collapse - promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- accept as a charge
- accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" related words >
- accept,
- accept obligation,
- agree,
- agree to,
- answer for,
- approach,
- assay,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt,
- bargain,
- bargain for,
- be answerable for,
- be responsible for,
- be security for,
- begin,
- bind,
- buckle to,
- carry on,
- certify,
- chance,
- commence,
- commit,
- compact,
- conduct,
- contract,
- covenant,
- dive into,
- do,
- do a deal,
- embark in,
- embark on,
- embark upon,
- employ,
- endeavor,
- engage,
- engage in,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- essay,
- exercise,
- fall into,
- fall to,
- follow,
- get busy,
- get cracking,
- get going,
- get under way,
- get with it,
- go about,
- go at,
- go bail for,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go to it,
- go upon,
- guarantee,
- have an understanding,
- have at,
- hop to it,
- jump to it,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- lift a finger,
- light into,
- make a deal,
- make an attempt,
- make an effort,
- move into,
- obligate,
- offer,
- pass,
- pitch in,
- pitch into,
- pledge,
- plunge into,
- practice,
- proceed to,
- promise,
- prosecute,
- pursue,
- sail into,
- seek,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set to,
- set to work,
- shake hands on,
- specialize in,
- stand back of,
- start,
- start in,
- stipulate,
- strive,
- struggle,
- swear,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the vows,
- take to,
- take up,
- try,
- turn to,
- use,
- venture,
- venture on,
- venture upon,
- vow,
- wade into,
- wage,
- warrant,
- work at
- retard
collapse
- cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
- be delayed related words >
- arrest,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- balk,
- block,
- bottle up,
- brake,
- bridle,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- confine,
- constrain,
- contain,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- countercheck,
- curb,
- curtail,
- dam up,
- damp,
- dampen,
- decelerate,
- delay,
- detain,
- dompt,
- drag,
- draw rein,
- dunce,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- enjoin,
- fool,
- frustrate,
- govern,
- guard,
- hinder,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in leash,
- hold up,
- idiot,
- imbecile,
- impede,
- inhibit,
- intercept,
- interfere,
- interfere with,
- intermeddle,
- interrupt,
- intervene,
- jerk,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep under control,
- lag,
- lay under restraint,
- let down,
- let up,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- make late,
- meddle,
- moderate,
- moron,
- obstruct,
- oppose,
- prohibit,
- pull,
- pull in,
- reef,
- rein,
- rein in,
- relax,
- repress,
- resist,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- retrench,
- scotch,
- set back,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slacken,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- snub,
- stall,
- stay,
- stop,
- straiten,
- suppress,
- take in sail,
- throttle down,
- thwart,
- withhold
- impede
collapse
- be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" related words >
- arrest,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- bar,
- block,
- bottle up,
- brake,
- burden,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- confine,
- confound,
- countercheck,
- cramp,
- cripple,
- cumber,
- curb,
- dam,
- dam up,
- damp,
- dampen,
- decelerate,
- delay,
- detain,
- discomfit,
- disconcert,
- drag,
- draw rein,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- embarrass,
- encumber,
- enmesh,
- ensnarl,
- entangle,
- entoil,
- entrammel,
- entrap,
- entwine,
- faze,
- fetter,
- foil,
- hamper,
- hamstring,
- handicap,
- hinder,
- hobble,
- hold back,
- hold in check,
- hold up,
- inhibit,
- intercept,
- interfere,
- intermeddle,
- interrupt,
- intervene,
- involve,
- keep back,
- keep in check,
- lag,
- lame,
- let down,
- let up,
- lime,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- lumber,
- make late,
- meddle,
- moderate,
- net,
- obstruct,
- oppose,
- press down,
- rattle,
- reef,
- rein in,
- relax,
- repress,
- resist,
- restrain,
- retard,
- saddle with,
- scotch,
- set back,
- shackle,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slacken,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- snarl,
- snub,
- spike,
- stay,
- stop,
- suppress,
- take in sail,
- tangle,
- throttle down,
- thwart,
- toil,
- trammel,
- weigh down
- run into
collapse
- collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
- be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties" related words >
- add up to,
- afford,
- aggregate,
- aggregate to,
- alight upon,
- alter into,
- amount to,
- bang,
- bang into,
- be converted into,
- become,
- blunder upon,
- bring,
- bring in,
- bump,
- bump into,
- cannon,
- carom,
- carom into,
- chance upon,
- change into,
- clash,
- collide,
- come across,
- come among,
- come into collision,
- come on,
- come round to,
- come to,
- come up against,
- come up to,
- come upon,
- comprise,
- concuss,
- confront,
- confront each other,
- contain,
- cost,
- crack up,
- crash,
- crash into,
- crump,
- crunch,
- dash into,
- discover serendipitously,
- encounter,
- evolve into,
- fall aboard,
- fall across,
- fall among,
- fall foul of,
- fall in with,
- fall into,
- fall upon,
- fetch,
- foul,
- happen upon,
- head into,
- hit,
- hit against,
- hit upon,
- hurt,
- hurtle,
- impinge,
- knock,
- knock against,
- lapse into,
- light upon,
- meet,
- meet head-on,
- meet up with,
- meet with,
- melt into,
- mount up to,
- number,
- open into,
- pass into,
- percuss,
- pitch upon,
- ram,
- reckon up to,
- ripen into,
- run across,
- run broadside on,
- run down,
- run in,
- run smack into,
- run to,
- run up against,
- run upon,
- sail into,
- sell for,
- set one back,
- settle into,
- shift into,
- sideswipe,
- slam into,
- smack into,
- smash,
- smash into,
- smash up,
- strike,
- strike against,
- stumble on,
- stumble upon,
- tot up to,
- total,
- total up to,
- tote up to,
- tumble on,
- turn into,
- turn to,
- unitize,
- whomp
- backwater
collapse
- any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress
- a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos" related words >
- Charybdis,
- Maelstrom,
- abjure,
- arrest,
- back,
- back away,
- back down,
- back off,
- back out,
- back stream,
- back up,
- backcountry,
- backflow,
- backpedal,
- backtrack,
- backtrail,
- backwash,
- backwoods,
- boondocks,
- brake,
- bush,
- check,
- climb down,
- clip the wings,
- countercurrent,
- counterflow,
- counterflux,
- countermarch,
- crawfish out,
- cry off,
- curb,
- decelerate,
- delay,
- deny,
- detain,
- disavow,
- disclaim,
- disown,
- dodge,
- draw rein,
- duck,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- eat crow,
- eat humble pie,
- eddy,
- elude,
- evade,
- forswear,
- get around,
- go astern,
- go into reverse,
- gulf,
- gurge,
- hinterland,
- hold back,
- hold in check,
- hold up,
- impede,
- keep back,
- let down,
- let up,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- maelstrom,
- make sternway,
- moderate,
- obstruct,
- recant,
- reef,
- refluence,
- reflux,
- regurgitation,
- rein in,
- relax,
- renege,
- renounce,
- repudiate,
- resile,
- retard,
- retract,
- reverse,
- revoke,
- set back,
- shirk,
- sidestep,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slacken,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- stay,
- sticks,
- swallow,
- swirl,
- take back,
- take in sail,
- throttle down,
- twirl,
- unsay,
- up-country,
- vortex,
- welsh,
- whirl,
- whirlpool,
- withdraw
- set back
collapse
- slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"
- cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000" related words >
- arrest,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- bog down,
- bottle up,
- brake,
- bridle,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- constrain,
- contain,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- countercheck,
- curb,
- curtail,
- dam up,
- damp,
- dampen,
- decelerate,
- delay,
- dent,
- depress,
- detain,
- dimple,
- dint,
- dompt,
- draw rein,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- engrave,
- enjoin,
- govern,
- guard,
- hang up,
- hinder,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in leash,
- hold up,
- impede,
- impress,
- imprint,
- indent,
- inhibit,
- intercept,
- interfere,
- intermeddle,
- interrupt,
- intervene,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep under control,
- lay under restraint,
- let down,
- let up,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- meddle,
- mire,
- moderate,
- notch,
- obstruct,
- oppose,
- pit,
- pock,
- pockmark,
- press in,
- prohibit,
- pull,
- pull in,
- punch,
- punch in,
- recess,
- reef,
- rein,
- rein in,
- relax,
- repress,
- resist,
- restrain,
- retard,
- retrench,
- scotch,
- set in,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slacken,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- snub,
- stamp,
- stay,
- straiten,
- suppress,
- take in sail,
- tamp,
- throttle down,
- withhold
- acclimated,
- acclimatized,
- accommodated,
- accustomed,
- adapted,
- adjusted,
- apprehend,
- arrest,
- barney,
- bust,
- call on,
- call upon,
- capture,
- case-hardened,
- collar,
- collide,
- come by,
- come over,
- conditioned,
- cram in,
- crowd in,
- detain,
- drag in,
- drive in,
- drop in,
- dustup,
- edge in,
- experienced,
- fall aboard,
- familiarized,
- foist in,
- force in,
- fudge in,
- grab,
- hardened,
- hassle,
- head into,
- impact,
- implant in,
- inject in,
- insert in,
- insinuate in,
- intercalate,
- interjaculate,
- interject,
- interpolate,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- introduce in,
- intrude,
- inured,
- jam in,
- knock in,
- knock-down-and-drag-out,
- look in,
- look up,
- lug in,
- make a pinch,
- nab,
- naturalized,
- orientated,
- oriented,
- pack in,
- pay a visit,
- pick up,
- pinch,
- plunge in,
- poke in,
- pop in,
- pound in,
- press in,
- pull in,
- push in,
- put between,
- put under arrest,
- ram,
- ram in,
- rhubarb,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumpus,
- run broadside on,
- run down,
- run into,
- sail into,
- sandwich,
- scrap,
- seasoned,
- see,
- set-to,
- shindy,
- smuggle in,
- squeeze in,
- step in,
- stop by,
- stop off,
- stop over,
- stuff in,
- take in,
- take into custody,
- take prisoner,
- tamp in,
- throw in,
- thrust in,
- trained,
- used to,
- visit,
- wedge in,
- wont,
- wonted,
- work in,
- worm in
- get to
collapse
- arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long" related words >
- accomplish,
- achieve,
- answer,
- approach,
- arrive,
- arrive at,
- arrive in,
- assail the ear,
- attain,
- attain to,
- be heard,
- be received,
- begin,
- blast away,
- blast off,
- blow in,
- bob up,
- bribe,
- buy,
- buy off,
- caress the ear,
- carry to,
- check in,
- clock in,
- come,
- come in,
- come to,
- come to hand,
- commence,
- communicate with,
- contact,
- correspond,
- corrupt,
- dive in,
- establish connection,
- extend to,
- fall to,
- fetch,
- fetch up at,
- find,
- fix,
- gain,
- gain a hearing,
- get across,
- get at,
- get in,
- get there,
- get through to,
- go ahead,
- go to,
- grease,
- grease the palm,
- head into,
- hit,
- hit town,
- interrogate,
- jump off,
- kick off,
- lead to,
- maintain connection,
- make,
- make advances,
- make an impression,
- make contact with,
- make it,
- make oneself heard,
- make overtures,
- make up to,
- pay off,
- pitch in,
- plunge into,
- pop up,
- pull in,
- punch in,
- purchase,
- question,
- raise,
- reach,
- reach the ear,
- reach to,
- register,
- relate to,
- reply to,
- respond to,
- ring in,
- roll in,
- run to,
- send off,
- set about,
- set in,
- set out,
- set sail,
- set to,
- show up,
- sign in,
- start,
- start in,
- start off,
- start out,
- stretch away to,
- stretch to,
- suborn,
- take care of,
- take off,
- tamper with,
- tickle the palm,
- time in,
- turn to,
- turn up
- ambling,
- cautious,
- cautiously,
- circumspect,
- circumspectly,
- claudicant,
- comfortable,
- crawling,
- crawlingly,
- creeping,
- creeping like snail,
- creepingly,
- delayed,
- deliberate,
- deliberately,
- dilatorily,
- dilatory,
- easily,
- easy,
- faltering,
- falteringly,
- flagging,
- foot-dragging,
- gentle,
- gently,
- gradual,
- halting,
- haltingly,
- hasteless,
- hobbled,
- hobbling,
- idle,
- idly,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- inactive,
- indolent,
- indolently,
- lackadaisically,
- laggard,
- languid,
- languidly,
- languorous,
- languorously,
- lax,
- lazy,
- limping,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- loiteringly,
- lumbering,
- moderate,
- moderately,
- pokily,
- poking,
- pokingly,
- poky,
- relaxed,
- relaxedly,
- reluctant,
- reluctantly,
- restful,
- retarded,
- sauntering,
- shuffling,
- slack,
- slothful,
- slow,
- slow as death,
- slow as molasses,
- slow as slow,
- slow-crawling,
- slow-foot,
- slow-going,
- slow-legged,
- slow-moving,
- slow-paced,
- slow-poky,
- slow-running,
- slow-sailing,
- slow-stepped,
- slowly,
- sluggish,
- sluggishly,
- snail-paced,
- snaillike,
- staggering,
- strolling,
- tardily,
- tarryingly,
- tentative,
- tentatively,
- toddling,
- tortoiselike,
- tottering,
- trudging,
- turtlelike,
- under easy sail,
- unhasty,
- unhurried,
- unhurriedly,
- waddling,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation
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