| VERB | motion | crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse | fall apart |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | crumble, fall apart | break or fall apart into fragments | |
| change | crumble, decay, dilapidate | fall into decay or ruin |
| Sounds | krah'mbahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | fall apart. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The business is going to crumble | |
| Example | "the building crumbled after the explosion" | |
| Synonyms | crumple, tumble, break down, collapse | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | break or fall apart into fragments. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The cookies crumbled" | |
| Synonym | fall apart | |
| Broader | disintegrate | break / break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity |
| See also | fall | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
| Spanish | derruirse, derrumbarse, desmigajarse, desmoronarse, desmoronar | |
| Catalan | derruir-se, enfonsar-se, engrunar, ensorrar-se, ensulsiar-se, esbocinar, esfondrar-se, esgrunar, esmicar, esmicolar, esmollar | |
| Meaning | fall into decay or ruin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | decay, dilapidate | |
| Narrower | break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart | go to pieces |
| corrode, rust | Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid | |
| deteriorate | Become worse or disintegrate | |
| erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away | Become ground down or deteriorate | |
| ruin | fall into ruin | |
| weather | change under the action or influence of the weather | |
| wilt, droop | Become limp | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Spanish | arruinarse, corromperse, decaer, desmoronarse, deteriorarse, deteriorar, estropearse | |
| Catalan | arruïnar, decaure, deteriorar-se, enfonsar-se, ensorrar-se, ensulsiar-se, ensulsir-se, esfondrar-se, esllavissar-se | |
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