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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"

filled collapse: (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with; "theirs was a house filled with laughter"; "a large hall filled with rows of desks"; "fog-filled air"; (of time) taken up; "well-filled hours"; of purchase orders that have been filled

tearful collapse: filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties"

coordinated collapse: being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements; "she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated"- Mary McCarthy; operating as a unit; "a unified utility system"; "a coordinated program"; intentionally matched; "curtains and walls were color coordinated"

drive in collapse: cause a run or runner to be scored; "His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run"; arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country"

instant collapse: in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst"

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"

refined collapse: (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"; freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare

uncombed collapse: (of hair) not combed; "he was unwashed and uncombed with his clothes half buttoned"; "wild unkempt hair"

mature collapse: fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"; having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"; characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"; develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"; become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"; develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

hook up collapse: connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"

anxious collapse: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"