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- pronunciation:
- k
laeps
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
collapses, collapsing, collapsed |
| definition 1: |
to fall down; give way; cave in.
The bridge collapsed because of high winds and faulty design.
- synonyms:
- break, buckle, cave in, crumple, founder, give, sink, tumble
- antonyms:
- endure
- similar words:
- break down, crack, crumble, explode, give way, slump, succumb, weaken
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| definition 2: |
to stop functioning or end suddenly; fail.
After the recent bombings, the peace talks collapsed.- synonyms:
- break down, die, fail, founder
- similar words:
- abort, bite the dust, break, fall off, falter, flop, fold, frazzle, go to pot, miscarry, peter out, stall
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| definition 3: |
to be constructed so as to become more compact by folding, as chairs or tables.
These chairs collapse, so they're easy to take in the car.- synonyms:
- fold
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| definition 4: |
to become suddenly incapacitated or unconscious because of disease or exhaustion.
She collapsed from a heart attack.- similar words:
- break down, crack, drop, faint, fold, keel over, sicken, succumb, swoon, weaken
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| related words: |
decline, dissolve, plump, sink, topple, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to collapse.
The movers collapsed all the folding chairs.- synonyms:
- fold
- similar words:
- topple, tumble
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| related words: |
buckle, overthrow, overturn |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a sudden falling down or inward.
There was a report of a collapse in the mine.- synonyms:
- cave-in, crash
- similar words:
- break, buckling, catastrophe, failure, fall, plump, ruin, slump
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| definition 2: |
a sudden breakdown, as from stress or disease.
After his collapse, his doctor put him in the hospital for tests.- synonyms:
- breakdown
- similar words:
- attack, crack-up, decline, exhaustion, nervous breakdown, relapse, seizure, stroke, tailspin
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| related words: |
crash, decay, defeat, downfall, miscarriage, overthrow, tumble |
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