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confine collapse: prevent from leaving or from being removed; deprive of freedom; take into confinement

undergird collapse: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"; lend moral support to

regressive collapse: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

tour collapse: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"; make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

invariably collapse: in an invariable manner; "invariably, he would forget his keys"

finally collapse: after a long period of time or an especially long delay; "at length they arrived"

interim collapse: the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"; serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

retirement collapse: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"; withdrawal from your position or occupation; the state of being retired from one's business or occupation

travel collapse: the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"; change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"; make a trip for pleasure; undertake a journey or trip; travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"; travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge

inhibit collapse: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

tardiness collapse: the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time

bankroll collapse: a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"; provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"

reconsider collapse: consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?"; consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation

retroflex collapse: bent or curved backward; articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"; bend or turn backward

about collapse: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"; all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"; in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"; to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"; in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"

mainstream collapse: the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

abjure collapse: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

retreat collapse: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"; (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset; (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position; a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet; make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"; move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

write off collapse: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"; concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"; write something fluently, and without hesitation; cancel (a debt)

bring about collapse: cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

record collapse: the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"; an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport); "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record"; a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books"; anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"; a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"; the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"; register electronically; "They recorded her singing"; make a record of; set down in permanent form; be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"

slacken collapse: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness; become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"

holiday collapse: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"

minute collapse: a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"; a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"; characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

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