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- collapse noun (FALL) [ S or U ] the sudden falling movement of a person or structure that has become too weak to stand: He was taken to hospital after his collapse on the pitch. the collapse of a building during the earthquake
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to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support: Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake. collapse under someone's/something's weight The chair collapsed under her weight. figurative He thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died.
collapse. noun. /kəˈlæps/. failure. [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a sudden failure of something, such as an institution, a business, or a course of action the collapse of law and order in the area The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.
The meaning of COLLAPSE is to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure. How to use collapse in a sentence.
All you need to know about "COLLAPSE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Collapse is also a noun. A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed. 4. verb. If you collapse onto something, you sit or lie down suddenly because you are very tired.
Collapse can also mean to fall unconscious or to pass out, as in The marathon runner collapsed due to heat stroke. Collapse can also be used as a noun in any of these senses, as in She determined that the coins dated back to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
What does the noun collapse mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun collapse . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
