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Meaning and definition for "collapse" word

[noun] the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
[noun] a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
[noun] a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
[noun] an abrupt failure of function or health
[verb] collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
[verb] lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"
[verb] suffer a nervous breakdown
[verb] break down, literally or metaphorically; "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"
[verb] cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
[verb] fall apart; also used metaphorically; "Negociations broke down"
[verb] fold or close up, as of an umbrella or a music stand
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\Col*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Collapsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collapsing}] [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to collapse; col- + labi to fall, slide. See {Lapse}.] 1. To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses. A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it. --Maunder. 2. To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance.
\Col*lapse"\, n. 1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel. 2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown. [Colloq.] 3. (Med.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance.

Synonyms for collapse

break, break down, break down, break up, cave in, crack, crack up, crash, crock up, crumble, fall in, flop, founder, give, give way, tumble

See also: breakdown | buckle | cave in | change | change integrity | concertina | crack-up | crumple | debacle | deflate | descent | fall over | fiasco | flop | fold | fold up | get | go off | go over | happening | have | illness | implode | implosion | malady | misadventure | mischance | mishap | natural event | occurrence | shock | sickness | sink | slide down | slump | subsidence | suffer | sustain | turn up | unwellness | weaken |

Related terms: burn out, conk out, crackup, declension, declination, downcurve, fall, fall in, fever, fold, go bankrupt, go to ruin, gravitate, grow weary, hobbling, inroad, kited check, lose ground, not measure up, overdose, play out, poop out, puff and blow, ruination, sicken, smash, spoiling, subdual, velleity, yield

The fun area, different aproach to word »collapse«

Let's analyse "collapse" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 37.5% of vowels is 1.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ESPALLOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 2225 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. --- .-.. .-.. .- .--. ... .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: collapse: 6 + 1 + 5 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: collapse: 3 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 7 + 1 + 5 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (2) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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