of building
1 [V] to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart
SYNGIVEWAY:
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
of sick person
2 [V] to fall down (and usually become unconscious), especially because you are very ill/sick:
He collapsed in the street and died two hours later.
relax
3 [V] (informal) to sit or lie down and relax, especially after working hard:
When I get home I like to collapse on the sofa and listen to music.
fail
4 [V] to fail suddenly or completely
SYNBREAKDOWN:
Talks between management and unions have collapsed. * All opposition to the plan has collapsed.
of prices / currencies
5 [V] to decrease suddenly in amount or value:
Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures.
fold
6 to fold sth into a shape that uses less space; to be able to be folded in this way:
[V] The table collapses for easy storage. [also VN]
medical
7 [V, VN] if a lung or BLOODVESSEL collapses or is collapsed, it falls inwards and becomes flat and empty
collapsed adjective:
collapsed buildings * a collapsed investment bank * a collapsed lung
Part of speech: noun
failure
1 [C,usually sing,U] a sudden failure of sth, 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.
of building
2 [U] the action of a building suddenly falling:
The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse.
illness
3 [U,C,usually sing.] a medical condition when a person suddenly becomes very ill/sick, or when sb falls because they are ill/sick or weak:
a state of mental / nervous collapse * She was taken to hospital after her collapse at work.
of prices / currencies
4 [C,usually sing.] a sudden fall in value:
the collapse of share prices / the dollar / the market
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for collapse is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is collapse a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, collapse is tagged as verb.
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