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back out collapse: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"

predicate collapse: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements; (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"; make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

isolate collapse: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"; obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"; separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

grapple collapse: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

planting collapse: putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"; the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"; a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"

avoid collapse: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"; refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

instantaneous collapse: occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

radiogram collapse: a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays); a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy

retire collapse: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"; lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"; dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"; go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"; withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"; make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"; withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

stand for collapse: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

pension off collapse: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"

be collapse: spend or use time; "I may be an hour"; work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"; have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"; have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"; be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"; occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"; to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"; happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"

federate collapse: united under a central government; unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war"; enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"

prescriptive collapse: pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

anchor collapse: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving; a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"; a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute; secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"; fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

contend collapse: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"; be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

time zone collapse: any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used

dependable collapse: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"; consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man"; worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"

imperturbable collapse: not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"

brook collapse: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

segregate collapse: someone who is or has been segregated; separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"; divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"; separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"

galloping collapse: that are running rapidly; "surrounded by galloping horses"

winged collapse: very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet"; having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";

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