collapse
noun
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the act of throwing yourself downflop
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a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in“the roof is in danger of collapse”
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a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)crash
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an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustionprostration
verb
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to collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attackbreak down
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to lose significance, effectiveness, or value“The stock collapsed.”
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to suffer a nervous breakdowncrackbreak upcrack upcrock up
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to break down, literally or metaphorically“The wall collapsed.”break
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to cause to burst
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to fall aparttumble
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to fold or close up“I collapsed after a long day at work.”