COLLAPSE

Definition:

1. [noun] an abrupt failure of function or health
   
   
2. [noun] a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
   
   
3. [noun] the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
   Synonyms: flop
   
   
4. [noun] a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
   Synonyms: crash
   
   
5. [verb] 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"
   Synonyms: fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
   
   
6. [verb] collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
   Synonyms: break down
   
   
7. [verb] fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
   
   
8. [verb] fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
   Synonyms: crumble, crumple, tumble, break down
   
   
9. [verb] cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
   Synonyms: burst
   
   
10. [verb] suffer a nervous breakdown
    Synonyms: crack up, crack, crock up, break up
    
    
11. [verb] lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"
    
    

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Related Words:

• implode, go off
• buckle, crumple
• flop
• break
• slump, slide down, sink
• fall over, go over
• deflate
• concertina
• pop
• breakdown, crack-up
• shock
• cave in, subsidence
• debacle, fiasco
• implosion