English to English noun
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an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion |  | Example: the commander's prostration demoralized his men
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a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in |  | Example: the roof is in danger of collapse the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
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the act of throwing yourself down |  | Example: he landed on the bed with a great flop
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a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) |  | source: wordnet30
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A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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break down, literally or metaphorically |  | Example: 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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collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack |  | source: wordnet30
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fold or close up |  | Example: fold up your umbrella collapse the music stand
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fall apart |  | Example: the building crumbled after the explosion Negotiations broke down
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cause to burst |  | Example: The ice broke the pipe
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suffer a nervous breakdown |  | source: wordnet30
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lose significance, effectiveness, or value |  | Example: The school system is collapsing The stock market collapsed
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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