HyperDic: collapse

English > 11 senses of the word *collapse*:
VERB	motion	collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder	break down, literally or metaphorically
	body	collapse, break down	collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
	motion	collapse	fold or close up
	motion	collapse, crumble, crumple, tumble, break down	fall apart
	motion	collapse, burst	cause to burst
	emotion	collapse, crack up, crack, crock up, break up	suffer a nervous breakdown
	change	collapse	lose significance, effectiveness, or value
NOUN	state	collapse, prostration	an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
	event	collapse	a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
	act	collapse, flop	the act of throwing yourself down
	event	collapse, crash	a sudden large decline of business or the prices / prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

collapse > pronunciation
Sounds	kahlae'ps
Rhymes	craps ... taps: 11 rhymes with aeps...

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	An abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion.
Synonym	prostration
Narrower	algidity	Prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure
	breakdown, crack-up	A mental or physical breakdown
	heatstroke, heat hyperpyrexia	Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
	shock	(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells
Broader	illness, unwellness, malady, sickness	impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Spanish	colapso
Catalan	col·lapse
Verbs	collapse	collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
Verbs	collapse	suffer a nervous breakdown

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	A natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in.
Examples	"the roof is in danger of collapse" "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"
Narrower	cave in, subsidence	The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
	debacle, fiasco	A sudden and violent collapse
	implosion	A sudden inward collapse
Broader	happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event	An event that happens
Spanish	colapso
Catalan	col·lapse
Verbs	collapse	break down, literally or metaphorically

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of throwing yourself down.
Synonym	flop
Broader	descent	The act of changing your location in a downward direction

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > noun 4, event
Meaning	A sudden large decline of business or the prices / prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
Synonym	crash
Broader	happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event	An event that happens
Spanish	hundimiento, quiebra
Verbs	collapse	lose significance, effectiveness, or value
Verbs	collapse	break down, literally or metaphorically

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	break down, literally or metaphorically.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Model	The business is going to collapse
Examples	"The wall collapsed" "The business collapsed" "The roof collapsed"
Synonyms	fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
Caused by	collapse, burst	Cause to burst
Narrower	break	curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
	buckle, crumple	Fold or collapse
	flop	fall loosely
	implode, go off	Burst inward / inward
	slump, slide down, sink	fall or sink heavily
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	abandon, give up	stop maintaining or insisting on
Similar to	collapse, burst	Cause to burst
Spanish	caer, ceder, colapsar, derrumbarse, desplomarse, desplomar, irse a pique, romperse
Catalan	desplomar
Nouns	collapse	a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
Nouns	collapse	a sudden large decline of business or the prices / prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > verb 2, body
Meaning	Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Model	Sam and Sue collapse
Synonym	break down
Narrower	drop like flies	rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers
Narrower	fall over, go over	fall forward and down
Broader	suffer, sustain, have, get	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Spanish	derrumbarse
Nouns	collapse	an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Fold or close up.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Example	"collapse the music stand"
Narrower	concertina	Collapse like a concertina
Narrower	deflate	Collapse by releasing contained air or gas
Broader	fold, fold up, turn up	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Spanish	cerrarse, plegar
Catalan	plegar-se, plegar
Adjectives	collapsible	capable of collapsing or being collapsed

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > verb 4, motion
Meaning	fall apart.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	crumble, crumple, tumble, break down
Caused by	break down	Cause to fall or collapse
Broader	change integrity	change in physical make-up
Spanish	ajarse, ajar, arruinar, colapsar, derribarse, derrumbarse, desmigajarse, desmoronarse, desmoronar, desplomar, romperse, venirse abajo
Catalan	anar-se'n en orris, desplomar, ensorrar-se, esfondrar-se

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > verb 5, motion
Meaning	Cause to burst.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	burst
Cause to	collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder	break down, literally or metaphorically
Narrower	pop	Cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
Similar to	collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder	break down, literally or metaphorically
Spanish	desplomar, estallar, explotar, reventar
Catalan	desplomar, esclatar, explotar

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > verb 6, emotion
Meaning	Suffer a nervous breakdown.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	crack up, crack, crock up, break up
Broader	suffer, sustain, have, get	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Catalan	tenir un col·lapse nerviós
Nouns	collapse	an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

English > *collapse*: 11 senses > verb 7, change
Meaning	Lose significance, effectiveness, or value.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The stock market collapsed"
Broader	weaken	Become weaker
Spanish	colapsarse
Catalan	col·lapsar
Nouns	collapse	a sudden large decline of business or the prices / prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

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