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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
collapse
n 1: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical
exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his
men" [syn: collapse, prostration]
2: 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"
3: the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with
a great flop" [syn: flop, collapse]
4: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks
(especially one that causes additional failures) [syn:
crash, collapse]
v 1: 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" [syn: collapse, fall in,
cave in, give, give way, break, founder]
2: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack [syn:
break down, collapse]
3: fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the
music stand"
4: fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion";
"Negotiations broke down" [syn: crumble, crumple,
tumble, break down, collapse]
5: cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" [syn: collapse,
burst]
6: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: crack up, crack, crock
up, break up, collapse]
7: lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school
system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Collapse \Col*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Collapsed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Collapsing] [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to
collapse; col- + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.
--Maunder.
[1913 Webster]
2. To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow
when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse;
as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the
French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse
after attaining some success and importance.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Collapse \Col*lapse"\, n.
1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow
vessel.
[1913 Webster]
2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any
kind; a breakdown. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
3. (Med.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the
vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous
disturbance.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for Collapse:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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