collapse
21collapse — I. verb (collapsed; collapsing) Etymology: Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from com + labi to fall, slide more at sleep Date: 1732 intransitive verb 1. to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely ; fall into a jumbled or… …
22collapse — 1 verb 1 STRUCTURE (I) if a building, wall, piece of furniture etc collapses, it suddenly falls down because its structure is weak or because it has been hit with a sudden violent force: The roof is in danger of collapsing. | Uncle Ted s chair… …
23collapse — 1. A condition of extreme prostration, similar or identical to hypovolemic shock and due to the same causes. 2. A state of profound physical depression. 3. A falling together of the walls of a structure. 4. The failure of a physiologic …
24collapse — 1. verb 1) the roof collapsed Syn: cave in, fall in, subside, fall down, give (way), crumple, buckle, sag, slump 2) he collapsed last night Syn: faint, pass out, black out …
25collapse — /kə læps/ noun 1. a sudden fall in price ● the collapse of the market in silver ● the collapse of the dollar on the foreign exchange markets 2. a sudden failure ● the collapse of the pay negotiations ● Investors lost thousands of pounds in the… …
26collapse — /keuh laps /, v., collapsed, collapsing, n. v.i. 1. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: The roof collapsed and buried the crowd. 2. to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for convenient storage: This bridge table collapses. 3 …
27collapse*/ — [kəˈlæps] verb [I] I 1) if a building or other structure collapses, it suddenly falls down There were fears that the roof would collapse.[/ex] 2) to suddenly fall down and become very ill or unconscious A man had collapsed on the hospital… …
28collapse — Synonyms and related words: OD, Waterloo, amiable weakness, bankruptcy, be brought down, be felled, be found wanting, be ruined, be struck down, be traumatized, beating, become insolvent, bend, blow, bouncing check, break, break down, break out,… …
29collapse — 1. verb 1) the roof collapsed Syn: cave in, fall in, subside, fall down, give (way), crumple, crumble, disintegrate 2) he collapsed last night Syn: faint, pass out, black out …
30collapse — col•lapse [[t]kəˈlæps[/t]] v. lapsed, laps•ing, n. 1) to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly 2) to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for storage 3) to break down; fail utterly: The peace talks have collapsed[/ex] 4) to fall… …
