collapse
1. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion (Freq. 3)
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men
• Syn:
prostration
• Hypernyms:
illness, unwellness, malady, sickness
• Hyponyms:
breakdown, crack-up, shock, heatstroke, heat hyperpyrexia, algidity
2. a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (Freq. 2)
- the roof is in danger of collapse
- the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
• Hyponyms:
cave in, subsidence, debacle, fiasco, implosion
3. the act of throwing yourself down (Freq. 1)
- he landed on the bed with a great flop
• Syn:
flop
• Derivationally related forms:
floppy (for: flop), flop (for: flop)
• Hypernyms:
descent
4. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
• Syn:
crash
• Derivationally related forms:
crash (for: crash)
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
1. break down, literally or metaphorically (Freq. 8)
- The wall collapsed
- The business collapsed
- The dam broke
- The roof collapsed
- The wall gave in
- The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
• Syn:
fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
• Derivationally related forms:
cave in (for: cave in)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
implode, go off, buckle, crumple, flop,
break, slump, slide down, sink
• Verb Group:
abandon, give up, burst
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- The business is going to collapse
2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
break down
• Derivationally related forms:
breakdown (for: break down)
• Hypernyms:
suffer, sustain, have, get
• Hyponyms:
drop like flies, fall over, go over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue collapse
3. fold or close up
- fold up your umbrella
- collapse the music stand
• Derivationally related forms:
collapsible
• Hypernyms:
fold, fold up, turn up
• Hyponyms:
deflate, concertina
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
4. fall apart
- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
• Syn:
crumble, crumple, tumble, break down
• Hypernyms:
change integrity
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. cause to burst
- The ice broke the pipe
• Syn:
burst
• Hyponyms:
pop
• Verb Group:
fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
• Cause:
fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. suffer a nervous breakdown
• Syn:
crack up, crack, crock up, break up
• Derivationally related forms:
crack-up (for: crack up)
• Hypernyms:
suffer, sustain, have, get
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
7. lose significance, effectiveness, or value
- The school system is collapsing
- The stock market collapsed
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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