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collapse
US /kəˈlæps/
・UK /kə'læps/
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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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The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- COLLAPSE BECAUSE THEN
COLLAPSE BECAUSE THEN
- WELL, IT DID COLLAPSE.
WELL, IT DID COLLAPSE.
How to Survive a Building Explosion
- 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.
How these buildings made Turkey-Syria’s earthquake so deadly
- 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".
Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
- 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.
What If the World Lost Oxygen for Five Seconds?
- These structures would instantly collapse.
These structures would instantly collapse.
Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3
- Hammurabi's law code can be pretty insanely harsh, like if a builder builds a shoddy building and then the owner's son dies in a collapse, the punishment for that is the execution of the builder's son.
Hammurabi's law code can be pretty insanely harsh, like if a builder builds a shoddy building and then the owner's son dies in a collapse, the punishment for that is the execution of the builder's son.
- and then the owner's son dies in a collapse, the punishment for that is the execution of
and then the owner's son dies in a collapse, the punishment for that is the execution of
How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof
- 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
Rescue operation underway after Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses
- This morning, a stunning bridge collapse at the Port of Baltimore.
This morning, a stunning bridge collapse at the Port of Baltimore.
- COLLAPSE AT THE PORT OF
COLLAPSE AT THE PORT OF
Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
- Millions of jobs were lost, the auto industry was on the brink of collapse. The financial
Millions of jobs were lost, the auto industry was on the brink of collapse. The financial
- will collapse.
will collapse.
What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...
- is said to collapse.
is said to collapse.
- And it is precisely then, as if by magic, that collapse takes place, and determinism
And it is precisely then, as if by magic, that collapse takes place, and determinism