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boil down(verb, phrasal verb, close, change)
2
make fast(verb, fix, secure, settle)
2
screw down(verb, phrasal verb)
1
batten down(verb, fix, settle, position)
1
button down(verb, fix, settle, position)
1
draw tight(verb, damage, twist, weaken)
1
draw together(verb, restrain, contract, narrow)
1
fly speck(change, correct, alter, refine)
1
force into space(idiom, close, restrict, crowd)
1
freeze to(verb, hold, secure, join)
1
go over(cut, correct, alter, refine)
1
hitch on(verb, hold, secure, join)
1
hook on(verb, fix, settle, position)
1
hook up(verb, hold, secure, join)
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keep from spreading
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keep within bounds
1
lock up(verb, phrasal verb, fix, settle)
1
make brief(verb, close, restrict, crowd)
1
make firm(verb, hold, secure, join)
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make up(verb, phrasal verb, change, correct)
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