Collapse

Definition:

• (v. i.) 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.
• (v. i.) To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance.
• (n.) A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel.
• (n.) A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.
• (n.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance.

Compare collapse with other words:

broken vs. collapse

collapse vs. collide

collapse vs. collapsed

collapse vs. failure

collapse vs. plummet

collapse vs. collapsing

collapse vs. downfall

collapse vs. damage

collapse vs. crash

collapse vs. contraction

collapse vs. destroy

collapse vs. ginging

collapse vs. crumble

collapse vs. syncope

collapse vs. demolish

collapse vs. shoring

collapse vs. pneumothorax

collapse vs. shrivel

collapse vs. slump

collapse vs. domino

buckle vs. collapse

collapse vs. crumple

collapse vs. slough

collapse vs. crater

collapse vs. keel

cave vs. collapse

collapse vs. faint

collapse vs. reset

collapse vs. succession

cause vs. collapse

collapse vs. out

collapse vs. quick

collapse vs. compact

collapse vs. fold

breakdown vs. collapse

cease vs. collapse

collapse vs. function

collapse vs. down

collapse vs. overthrow

collapse vs. fall