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collapse

Definition of collapse (English)

noun

  1. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
    • the commander's prostration demoralized his men
    sumber: wordnet30
  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
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  3. the act of throwing yourself down
    • he landed on the bed with a great flop
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  4. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
    sumber: wordnet30
  5. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel.
    sumber: webster1913

verb

  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
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  2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
    sumber: wordnet30
  3. fold or close up
    • fold up your umbrella
    • collapse the music stand
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  4. fall apart
    • the building crumbled after the explosion
    • Negotiations broke down
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  5. cause to burst
    • The ice broke the pipe
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  6. suffer a nervous breakdown
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  7. lose significance, effectiveness, or value
    • The school system is collapsing
    • The stock market collapsed
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  8. 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.
    sumber: webster1913