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shackle collapse: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner); a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

nearness collapse: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

strait collapse: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water; strict and severe; "strait is the gate"

caparison collapse: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse; put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"

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

hug collapse: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"; fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"

clasp collapse: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"; a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together; hold firmly and tightly; grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"

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

hole up collapse: score a hole in one; remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"

restraint of trade collapse: any act that tends to prevent free competition in business

aphoristic collapse: terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"

thrift collapse: any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers

close up collapse: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"; refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"; unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"; cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

quicksand collapse: a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down; a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy

foothold collapse: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

relax collapse: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"; become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"; make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"; become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"; make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"; become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

deceleration collapse: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"; a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"; (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

stay up collapse: not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"

barricade collapse: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they stormed the barricade"; block off with barricades; prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"; render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

snub collapse: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"; unusually short; "a snub nose"

contain collapse: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"; be divisible by; "24 contains 6"

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