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