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- Dictionarycollapse/kəˈlaps/
verb
- 1. (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way: "the roof collapsed on top of me" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) fall down and become unconscious as a result of illness or injury: "he collapsed from loss of blood" Similar
noun
- 1. an instance of a structure falling down or giving way: "the collapse of a railway bridge" Similar
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- English (US)
COLLAPSE meaning: 1. to fall down suddenly because of...
- Znaczenie Collapse, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
COLLAPSE definicja: 1. to fall down suddenly because of...
- Collapse: Thai Translation
COLLAPSE translate: พังทลาย, ล้มป่วย, ล้มเหลว, พับได้. Learn...
- Collapse in Arabic
COLLAPSE translate: يَنْهار / يَسْقُط, يَنْهار / يَسْقُط....
- Collapse in Italian
COLLAPSE translate: crollare, andare in rovina, crollare (a...
- Collapse in Korean
COLLAPSE translate: 붕괴되다, 쓰러지다. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Collapse in French
collapse translate: s’évanouir, perdre connaissance,...
- Collapse in Spanish
COLLAPSE translate: desplomarse, desplomarse, desplome,...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word collapse as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. See also related phrases and entries near collapse.
Collapse means to break apart suddenly, as in The rickety bridge collapsed into the river. If something collapses, it falls apart or caves in quickly and suddenly. Usually, something collapses because it’s unable to support its own weight.
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To collapse means to fall over, cave in, or totally crumple. After finding out that the stock market has collapsed and your investments along with it, you'd probably collapse to the ground and sob uncontrollably.
Definition of collapse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.