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English to English noun
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an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion |
• the commander's prostration demoralized his men
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a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in |
• the roof is in danger of collapse
• the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
source: wordnet30
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the act of throwing yourself down |
• he landed on the bed with a great flop
source: wordnet30
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a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) | source: wordnet30
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A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel. | source: webster1913 verb
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break down, literally or metaphorically |
• The wall collapsed
• The business collapsed
• The dam broke
• The roof collapsed
• The wall gave in
• The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
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collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack | source: wordnet30 Example:
• fold up your umbrella
• collapse the music stand
source: wordnet30 Example:
• the building crumbled after the explosion
• Negotiations broke down
source: wordnet30 Example:
• The ice broke the pipe
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suffer a nervous breakdown | source: wordnet30
| 12 |
lose significance, effectiveness, or value |
• The school system is collapsing
• The stock market collapsed
source: wordnet30
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To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses. | source: webster1913
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