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expedite collapse: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter"; speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

secluded collapse

retard collapse: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"; be delayed

impede collapse: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

backwater collapse: any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress; a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"

set back collapse: slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"; cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

hidden collapse: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"; designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"

detain collapse

sequestered collapse: kept separate and secluded; "a sequestered jury"

throttle collapse

rein collapse: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse; any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"; stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"; stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"

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"

lifeline collapse: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning; line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver; support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"

life preserver collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

let up collapse

clouded collapse: mentally disordered; "a mind clouded by sorrow"; made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance; "his face was clouded with unhappiness"

orchestra collapse: seating on the main floor in a theater; a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

keep back collapse

reef collapse: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water; reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef; roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area; lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

latent collapse: not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes"; potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent"

grid collapse: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat; an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube; a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image

unknown collapse: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation; an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown"; not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"; not known to exist; "things obscurely felt surged up from unsuspected depths in her"- Edith Wharton

undercover collapse

hold back collapse

obscured collapse

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