| VERB | motion | fall in, collapse, cave in, give, give way, break, founder | break down, literally or metaphorically |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | fall in | to take one's place in a military formation or line | |
| social | fall in, join, get together | become part of |
| Meaning | break down, literally or metaphorically. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | collapse, 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 |
| See also | fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Similar to | abandon, give up | stop maintaining or insisting on |
| collapse, burst | Cause to burst | |
| Spanish | caer, ceder, colapsar, derrumbarse, desplomarse, desplomar, irse a pique, romperse | |
| Catalan | desplomar | |
| Meaning | To take one's place in a military formation or line. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Troops fall in!" | |
| Spanish | formar | |
| Catalan | formar | |
| Meaning | Become part of; become a member of a group or organization. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | join, get together | |
| Narrower | affiliate | join in an affiliation / affiliation |
| band oneself, league together | attach oneself to a group | |
| infiltrate, penetrate | Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members | |
| rejoin | join again | |
| sign up | join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes" | |
| unionize, unionise, organize, organise | form or join a union | |
| unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief | |
| Spanish | incorporarse, ingresar, unirse | |
| Catalan | incorporar-se, unir-se | |
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