ALL meanings of collapse
col·lapse
C c - verb collapse If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly. 3
- verb collapse Collapse is also a noun. 3
- verb collapse If something, for example a system or institution, collapses, it fails or comes to an end completely and suddenly. 3
- verb collapse If you collapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak. 3
- verb collapse If you collapse onto something, you sit or lie down suddenly because you are very tired. 3
- verb collapse If something with air inside collapses, it falls inwards and becomes smaller or flatter. 3
- verb collapse to fall down or cave in suddenly 3
- verb collapse to fail completely 3
- verb collapse to break down or fall down from lack of strength 3
- verb collapse to fold (furniture, etc) compactly or (of furniture, etc) to be designed to fold compactly 3
- noun collapse the act or instance of suddenly falling down, caving in, or crumbling 3
- noun collapse a sudden failure or breakdown 3
- intransitive verb collapse to fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly 3
- intransitive verb collapse to break down suddenly; fail; give way 3
- intransitive verb collapse to break down or fail suddenly in health or physical strength 3
- intransitive verb collapse to fall down, as from a blow or exhaustion 3
- intransitive verb collapse to fall or drop drastically, as in value or force 3
- intransitive verb collapse to fold or come together compactly 3
- verb transitive collapse to cause to collapse 3
- noun collapse the act of collapsing; a falling in or together; failure or breakdown, as in business or health 3
- noun collapse An instance of a structure falling down or in. 1
- intransitive verb collapse thing: fall 1
- noun collapse falling down 1
- noun collapse sb: falling down 1
- noun collapse economy: decline 1
- noun collapse sb: mental breakdown 1
- intransitive verb collapse sb: fall 1
- intransitive verb collapse fold into small size 1
- intransitive verb collapse suffer a mental breakdown 1
- intransitive verb collapse physiology: deflate, implode 1
- intransitive verb collapse stop working 1
- verb without object collapse to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: The roof collapsed and buried the crowd. 1
- verb without object collapse to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for convenient storage: This bridge table collapses. 1
- verb without object collapse to break down; come to nothing; fail: Despite all their efforts the peace talks collapsed. 1
- verb without object collapse to fall unconscious or as if unconscious or physically depleted, as from a stroke, heart attack, disease, or exhaustion. 1
- verb without object collapse Pathology. to sink into extreme weakness. (of lungs) to come into an airless state. 1
- verb with object collapse to cause to collapse: He collapsed the table easily. 1
- noun collapse a falling in or together: Three miners were trapped by the collapse of the tunnel roof. 1
- noun collapse a sudden, complete failure; breakdown: The bribery scandal brought about the complete collapse of his industrial empire. 1
- noun collapse The act of collapsing. 0
- noun collapse Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset). 0
- verb collapse (Intransitive Verb) To fall down suddenly; to cave in. 0
- verb collapse (Intransitive Verb) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely. 0
- verb collapse (Intransitive Verb) To fold compactly. 0
- verb collapse (cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession. 0
- verb collapse (Transitive Verb) To cause something to collapse. 0
- verb collapse (Intransitive Verb) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint. 0