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collapse
English
- 🔊 a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in“the roof is in danger of collapse”
- 🔊 an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion“the commander's prostration demoralized his men”
- 🔊 the act of throwing yourself down“he landed on the bed with a great flop”
- 🔊 a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- 🔊 lose significance, effectiveness, or value“The school system is collapsing”
- 🔊 break down, literally or metaphorically“The wall collapsed”
- 🔊 cause to burst“The ice broke the pipe”
- 🔊 fold or close up“fold up your umbrella”
- 🔊 collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- 🔊 suffer a nervous breakdown
- 🔊 fall apart“the building crumbled after the explosion”
Spanish
- 🔊 colapso collapse
- 🔊 desplome collapse
- 🔊 lipotimia collapse
- 🔊 colapsar to collapse
- 🔊 desplomar to collapse
- 🔊 venirse abajo to collapse
- 🔊 desmoronamiento collapse, breakdown
- 🔊 hundir to collapse, cave in, subside