collapse
verb
[ kəˈlaps ]
• (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.
• "the roof collapsed on top of me"
Similar:
cave in,
fall in,
subside,
fall down,
sag,
slump,
settle,
give,
give way,
crumble,
crumple,
disintegrate,
fall to pieces,
come apart,
Opposite:
hold up,
• (of a person) fall down and become unconscious as a result of illness or injury.
• "he collapsed from loss of blood"
Similar:
faint,
pass out,
black out,
lose consciousness,
fall unconscious,
keel over,
flake out,
conk out,
go out,
swoon,
• fail suddenly and completely.
• "the talks collapsed last week over territorial issues"
Similar:
break down,
fail,
fall through,
fold,
founder,
fall flat,
miscarry,
go wrong,
come to nothing,
come to grief,
be frustrated,
be unsuccessful,
not succeed,
disintegrate,
come to a halt,
end,
terminate,
flop,
fizzle out,
flatline,
• fold or be foldable into a small space.
• "some cots collapse down to fit into a holdall"
collapse
noun
• an instance of a structure falling down or giving way.
• "the collapse of a railway bridge"
Origin:
early 17th century (as collapsed ): from medical Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from col- ‘together’ + labi ‘to slip’.
