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   collapse

   /kəˈlaps/

   verb

   • 1. (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way: "the roof collapsed on top of me" Similar cave infall insubsidefall downsagslumpsettlegivegive waycrumblecrumpledisintegratefall to piecescome apartOpposite hold up
   • ▪ cause (something) to fall down or give way: "it feels as if the slightest pressure would collapse it"
   • ▪ (of a lung or blood vessel) become flat and empty with the walls fallen inwards: "she was so dehydrated that her veins had collapsed"
   • ▪ cause (a lung or blood vessel) to collapse: "he had an operation to collapse his lung"
   • 2. (of a person) fall down and become unconscious as a result of illness or injury: "he collapsed from loss of blood" Similar faintpass outblack outlose consciousnessfall unconsciouskeel overinformal:flake outconk outgo outliterary:swoon
   • ▪ sit or lie down as a result of exhaustion or amusement: "exhausted, he collapsed on the bed"
   • 3. fail suddenly and completely: "the talks collapsed last week over territorial issues" Similar break downfailfall throughfoldfounderfall flatmiscarrygo wrongcome to nothingcome to griefbe frustratedbe unsuccessfulnot succeeddisintegratecome to a haltendterminateinformal:flopfizzle outflatlineOpposite succeed
   • ▪ (of a price or currency) drop suddenly in value: "the price of oil collapsed"
   • 4. fold or be foldable into a small space: "some cots collapse down to fit into a holdall"
   • ▪ compress a displayed part of (a spreadsheet or other electronic document): "tabulation programs can be used to collapse this list in various ways"

   noun

   • 1. an instance of a structure falling down or giving way: "the collapse of a railway bridge" Similar cave-ingiving waysubsidencecrumblingdisintegration
   • ▪ a sudden failure of an institution or undertaking: "the collapse of a number of prominent banks" Similar breakdownfailuredisintegrationfounderingmiscarriagelack of successhaltendterminationOpposite outcomesuccess
   • ▪ a physical or mental breakdown: "he suffered a collapse from overwork" Similar breakdownattackseizureprostrationnervous breakdownnervous/mental collapsenervous exhaustionnervous tensioncrisispersonal crisispsychological traumainformal:crack-up

   Word Origin early 17th century (as collapsed): from medical Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from col- ‘together’ + labi ‘to slip’.

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   What does collapse mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! COLLAPSE definition: 1. to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support: 2. If someone…. Learn more.

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   How do you describe a collapse in a sentence?

   • collapse under someone's/something's weight The chair collapsed under her weight. figurative He thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died. fall She slipped and fell. drop Several apples dropped from the tree. collapse Several buildings collapsed in the earthquake. crumple He fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.

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   Where did the word collapse come from?

   • The first records of collapse come from around 1725. It comes from the Latin collābī, meaning “to fall to ruins.” To collapse is to literally or figuratively fall, usually suddenly. With any building or man-made structure, a big concern is the structure collapsing. To prevent this, structures are reinforced to be as sturdy as possible.

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   What does it mean if a stock market collapses?

   • To collapse means to fall over, cave in, or totally crumple. After finding out that the stock market has collapsed and your investments along with it, you'd probably collapse to the ground and sob uncontrollably. From the Latin collapsus, meaning “fall together," comes our English collapse, a word that functions as both noun and verb.

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     COLLAPSE meaning: 1. to fall down suddenly because of...

   • Collapse in Japanese

     COLLAPSE translate: （もの）がつぶれる, （もの）をつぶす, （人）が倒れる, 倒（たお）れる,...

   • Collapse in Spanish

     COLLAPSE translate: desplomarse, desplomarse, desplome,...

   • Collapse in Arabic

     COLLAPSE translate: يَنْهار / يَسْقُط, يَنْهار / يَسْقُط....

   • Znaczenie Collapse, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     COLLAPSE definicja: 1. to fall down suddenly because of...

   • Collapse: Thai Translation

     COLLAPSE translate: พังทลาย, ล้มป่วย, ล้มเหลว, พับได้. Learn...

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   1. : to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure. a blood vessel that collapsed. 2. : to break down completely : disintegrate. … his case had collapsed in a mass of legal wreckage …. Erle Stanley Gardner.

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    To collapse means to fall over, cave in, or totally crumple. After finding out that the stock market has collapsed and your investments along with it, you'd probably collapse to the ground and sob uncontrollably.