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collapse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | prostration |
| Type of | unwellness, illness, malady, sickness |
| Has types | crack-up, heatstroke, shock, algidity, breakdown, heat hyperpyrexia |
collapse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crash |
| Type of | occurrence, natural event, happening, occurrent |
collapse::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | break down |
| Type of | have, suffer, sustain, get |
| Has types | fall over, go over, drop like flies |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | break down, crumble, crumple, tumble |
| Type of | change integrity |
collapse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | natural event, occurrent, occurrence, happening |
| Has types | subsidence, fiasco, implosion, debacle, cave in |
the roof is in danger of collapse.
the collapse of the old star under its own gravity.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fold, fold up, turn up |
| Has types | deflate, concertina |
| Derivation | collapsible |
collapse the music stand.
Examples of collapse
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Simultaneously, they presided over the collapse of what remained of the economy.
From the time.com
True, a Daiei collapse would affect 104,000 employees, 10 times as many as Sogo.
From the businessweek.com
The collapse of the Iron Curtain brought about a political revolution in Europe.
From the businessweek.com
Drilling through would risk provoking another collapse, crushing anything below.
From the post-gazette.com
In 2001, Rivera and the Yankees tasted the bitterness of the late-game collapse.
From the nytimes.com
This is the biggest move since the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Perhaps the best that could be said is that a collapse would not be precipitous.
From the economist.com
Isn't there a risk that they'll smother, or that a tunnel will collapse on them?
From the telegraph.co.uk
His first-person account of the epic financial collapse is just that-and direct.
From the newsweek.com
- An abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"
- 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"
- 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"
- Break down: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- Flop: the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
- Fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
- Collapse! generally refers to a series of award-winninghttp://investor.realnetworks.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=229425 puzzle games by GameHouse, a software company in Seattle, Washington. In 2007, Collapse! 3 became the first game to win the Game of the Year at the inaugural Zeebys.
- Collapse (Ukrainian: Ku043Eu043Bu0430u043Fu0441, also known as Collapse: Devastated World) is an action game released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Creoteam, a company based in India. The game is notable for combining Quick Time Events and sword battles similar to God of War series, third-person shooting, and a setting similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl...
- Collapse is Across Five Aprils' second full-length album to be released on Indianola Records.
