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scarce collapse: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"; not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war"

restive collapse: impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

cut corners collapse: do something the cheapest or easiest way; "Cut corners to make a cheaper product"

slither collapse: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

backward collapse: directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"; (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"; retarded in intellectual development; in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"

easygoing collapse: living without undue worry; taking life easy; "an easygoing man rarely stirred to anger"; "an air of placid sufficiency"; relaxed and informal in attitude or standards; "an easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments"

sharpshooter collapse: a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters; an athlete noted for accurate aim

straddle collapse: the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options; the act of sitting or standing astride; a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars; a noncommittal or equivocal position; be noncommittal; sit or stand astride of

moratorium collapse: suspension of an ongoing activity; a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

towpath collapse: a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats

straggle collapse: a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"

rack collapse: a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately; a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body; a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"; framework for holding objects; an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims; rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton; torture on the rack; seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block; work on a rack; "rack leather"; stretch to the limits; "rack one's brains"; draw off from the lees; "rack wine"; fly in high wind; put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"

slog collapse: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

sidewalk collapse: walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

blocked collapse: completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"; closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets"

hang up collapse: interrupt a telephone conversation; put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

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