collapse

US /kəˈlæps/

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UK /kə'læps/

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller

We usually collapse the table and chairs after the meeting

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To suddenly fall down or break apart into pieces

You shouldn't risk entering this building, it may collapse at any moment

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To fall down suddenly due to being ill or tired

After such a tiring trip we just wanted to collapse in front of the TV

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To fail suddenly and completely; to lose effectiveness.

The company collapsed after a series of bad investments.

n.NounThe sudden failure of a structure or system.

The collapse of the building was a major disaster.

n.NounThe sudden failure of a bodily organ or function.

Lung collapse can be a serious medical condition.

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This condition is known as colony collapse disorder or CCD.
This condition is known as colony collapse disorder or CCD.

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collapse lung, you're just going to have overall difficulty in breathing but there's two that
collapse lung, you're just going to have overall difficulty in breathing but there's two that

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As the ceiling rained down on Samah and her infant child, she felt at any moment her home would collapse beneath her.
As the ceiling rained down on Samah and her infant child, she felt at any moment her home would collapse beneath her.
her home would collapse beneath her.
her home would collapse beneath her.

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Taishin buildings are mostly built to resist the smaller four to five-magnitude earthquakes that Japan experiences every day, and to avoid total collapse in the event of something larger.
Taishin buildings are mostly built to resist the smaller four to five-magnitude earthquakes that Japan experiences every day, and to avoid total collapse in the event of something larger.
Japan experiences every day and to avoid total collapse in the event of something larger but
Japan experiences every day and to avoid total collapse in the event of something larger but

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Then the rest of the building came down on top of it in what's known as a "pancake collapse".
Then the rest of the building came down on top of it in what's known as a "pancake collapse".
in what's known as a "pancake collapse".
in what's known as a "pancake collapse".

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Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip.
Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip.
Haiti spirals to collapse. Now, 'spirals' means moves very quickly -
Haiti spirals to collapse. Now, 'spirals' means moves very quickly -

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If you don't have that prosthetic eye in there you'll face will collapse.
If you don't have that prosthetic eye in there you'll face will collapse.

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enterprises and to make it clear that SMEs are not responsible for Carillion's collapse.
enterprises and to make it clear that SMEs are not responsible for Carillion's collapse.
by Carillion, has already had to make some of its staff redundant because of the collapse.
by Carillion, has already had to make some of its staff redundant because of the collapse.