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enshrine collapse: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"; hold sacred

crowd collapse: a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"; an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"; to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"; fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium"

cage collapse: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept; the net that is the goal in ice hockey; United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992); something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement; confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

bear hug collapse: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest; a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

secure collapse: free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others"; free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"; not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"; assure payment of

interpolate collapse: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby; estimate the value of

constricted collapse: inhibited; "when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move"; drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"; especially tense; especially in some dialects

dog collapse: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"; informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"

outpatient collapse: a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated

kennel collapse: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog; put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"

bang collapse: a fringe of hair that is cut short squarely across the forehead; a sudden very loud noise; the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"; directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"; move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"; to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"

roll up collapse: form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"; form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"; arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"; get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

valetudinarian collapse: weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health; of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian

restriction collapse: the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"

evict collapse: expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"; expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."

lean on collapse: rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"

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