collapse
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1. the act of throwing yourself down (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | descent, |
| definition | : | the act of changing your location in a downward direction (noun.act) |
2. a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (noun.event)
| hyponym | : | cave in, subsidence, |
| definition | : | the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | debacle, fiasco, |
| definition | : | a sudden and violent collapse (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | implosion, |
| definition | : | a sudden inward collapse (noun.event) |
3. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event)
4. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | shock, |
| definition | : | (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | algidity, |
| definition | : | prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure (noun.state) |
5. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack (verb.body)
| hyponym | : | drop like flies, |
| definition | : | rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers (verb.body) |
6. lose significance, effectiveness, or value (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | weaken, |
| definition | : | become weaker (verb.change) |
7. suffer a nervous breakdown (verb.emotion)
8. break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | buckle, crumple, |
| definition | : | fold or collapse (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | flop, |
| definition | : | fall loosely (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | break, |
| definition | : | curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | abandon, give up, |
| definition | : | stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims (verb.cognition) |
| verb group | : | burst, collapse, |
| definition | : | cause to burst (verb.motion) |
9. cause to burst (verb.motion)
| hyponym | : | pop, |
| definition | : | cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound (verb.change) |
10. fall apart (verb.motion)
11. fold or close up (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | fold, fold up, turn up, |
| definition | : | bend or lay so that one part covers the other (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | collapse by releasing contained air or gas (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | concertina, |
| definition | : | collapse like a concertina (verb.motion) |
12. the act of throwing yourself down (noun.act)
| derivation | : | flop, |
| definition | : | fall loosely (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | floppy, |
| definition | : | hanging limply (adj.all) |
13. a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (noun.event)
14. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event)
| derivation | : | collapse, |
| definition | : | lose significance, effectiveness, or value (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crash, |
| definition | : | undergo a sudden and severe downturn (verb.change) |
15. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion (noun.state)
| derivation | : | break down, collapse, |
| definition | : | collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack (verb.body) |
16. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack (verb.body)
| derivation | : | collapse, prostration, |
| definition | : | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | breakdown, crack-up, |
| definition | : | a mental or physical breakdown (noun.state) |
17. lose significance, effectiveness, or value (verb.change)
| derivation | : | collapse, crash, |
| definition | : | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event) |
18. suffer a nervous breakdown (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | collapse, prostration, |
| definition | : | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | breakdown, crack-up, |
| definition | : | a mental or physical breakdown (noun.state) |
19. break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | collapse, |
| definition | : | a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | cave in, subsidence, |
| definition | : | the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | collapse, crash, |
| definition | : | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event) |
20. fold or close up (verb.motion)
21. the act of throwing yourself down (noun.act)
| derivation | : | flop, |
| definition | : | fall loosely (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | floppy, |
| definition | : | hanging limply (adj.all) |
22. a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (noun.event)
23. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event)
| derivation | : | collapse, |
| definition | : | lose significance, effectiveness, or value (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crash, |
| definition | : | undergo a sudden and severe downturn (verb.change) |
24. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion (noun.state)
| derivation | : | break down, collapse, |
| definition | : | collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack (verb.body) |
25. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack (verb.body)
| derivation | : | collapse, prostration, |
| definition | : | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | breakdown, crack-up, |
| definition | : | a mental or physical breakdown (noun.state) |
26. lose significance, effectiveness, or value (verb.change)
| derivation | : | collapse, crash, |
| definition | : | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event) |
27. suffer a nervous breakdown (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | collapse, prostration, |
| definition | : | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | breakdown, crack-up, |
| definition | : | a mental or physical breakdown (noun.state) |
28. break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | collapse, |
| definition | : | a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | cave in, subsidence, |
| definition | : | the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | collapse, crash, |
| definition | : | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event) |
29. fold or close up (verb.motion)
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