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standstill collapse

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

full stop collapse

dead stop collapse

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

subsidence collapse

standoff collapse

blow the whistle collapse

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

sit down strike collapse

work stoppage collapse

sojourn collapse: a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest); spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

reed stop collapse: an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument

organ stop collapse: a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality

lockout collapse: a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

bring to collapse: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

walkout collapse: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"; a strike in which the workers walk out

cessation collapse: a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

tremolo collapse: vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one; (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones

vibrato collapse: (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch

dead end collapse

pull up collapse

developer collapse: photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film; someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)

draw up collapse: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"; cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"; straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"; form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers

impasse collapse

fetch up collapse

cutoff collapse: a device that terminates the flow in a pipe; a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

drop in collapse

brake collapse: a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle; an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant; any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants; cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"; stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"

fixer collapse: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)

look in collapse

cello collapse: a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing

viola collapse: a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower; large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions; any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

hang fire collapse

punctuation collapse: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases; the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases; something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

infarction collapse

embolism collapse: occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle); an insertion into a calendar

cut short collapse: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"; cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

reference mark collapse

trombone collapse: a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide

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