collapses in English

noun

1

an instance of a structure falling down or in.

the collapse of a railroad bridge

synonyms: cave-in, subsidence

verb

1

(of a structure) fall down or in; give way.

the roof collapsed on top of me

synonyms: cave in, fall in, subside, fall down, give (way), crumple, buckle, sag, slump

2

(of a person) fall down and become unconscious, typically through illness or injury.

he collapsed from loss of blood

synonyms: faint, pass out, black out, lose consciousness, keel over, swoon, conk out

3

(of an institution or undertaking) fail suddenly and completely.

in the face of such resolve his opposition finally collapsed

synonyms: break down, fail, fall through, fold, founder, miscarry, come to grief, be unsuccessful, end, flop, fizzle out

4

fold or be folded to fit into a small space.

some cots collapse down to fit into a bag

noun

cave-in, subsidence
fainting fit, faint, blackout, loss of consciousness, swoon, syncope
breakdown, failure, disintegration, end
breakdown, nervous breakdown, personal crisis, psychological trauma, crack-up
prostration
crash
flop

verb

cave in, faint, break down, give, crock up, burst
cave in, fall in, subside, fall down, give (way), crumple, buckle, sag, slump
faint, pass out, black out, lose consciousness, keel over, swoon, conk out
break down, go to pieces, lose control, be overcome, crumble, crack up
break down, fail, fall through, fold, founder, miscarry, come to grief, be unsuccessful, end, flop, fizzle out
break down
break down, tumble, crumple, crumble
give, founder, fall in, give way, break, cave in
crock up, crack up, break up, crack
burst

Use "collapses" in a sentence

1. Usually, something Collapses …

2. Without it, the theory collapses.

3. Unfortunately, the roof collapses.

4. The Soviet bloc collapses; same story.

5. After the USSR, the USA Collapses

6. Twice, its wick collapses in wax.

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8. Boy in Switzerland dies after homemade igloo Collapses

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10. Workers killed and stranded when bridge scaffolding collapses (79).

11. The article collapses under the sheer weight of cliche.

12. Power grid Collapses, plunges Lagos, others into darkness

13. It ultimately collapses beneath the weight of its deception.

14. After the wraith disappears , Scrooge collapses into a deep sleep .

15. She later collapses and Jimmy calls an ambulance.

16. Michigan State Collapses in Second Half, Lets it Slip Away

17. That excuse collapses under the weight of its own zits.

18. When government Arrogates to itself sole spending power, the economy collapses

19. As a result, many Hayates suffered strut collapses on landing.

20. You take the whales away, and the number of krill collapses.

21. Diamond does not believe that any society Collapses solely for environmental reasons

22. Like so many Aphoristiccliches, it collapses after a moment's scrutiny.

23. When you go into beauty the probability wave collapses into one possibility.

24. The structure collapses into the warehouse where Moriarty is holding Holmes captive.

25. The usual... attending to work... probably will continue until he collapses again...

26. If something Collapses, it falls apart or caves in quickly and suddenly

27. The Selection.Collapse() method Collapses the current selection to a single point

28. 22 If so, the union collapses and wages fall to the competitive level.

29. In people with adult Acquired flatfoot, the arch of the foot falls or collapses

30. It denotes an anemic recovery, with bursts of excitement punctuated by collapses.

31. A woman and a girl falling down after the fire escape collapses.

32. Man dies after snow-covered awning Collapses at off-track betting site It was the first-reported fatality this season from snowy structure Collapses in the city, according to the Chicago Fire

33. The temple collapses behind you as greenish vapors escape from two of the students.

34. A Caldera is a large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses

35. BiBasilar atelectasis is when a lung or lobe in one of the lungs collapses

36. Heating collapses the blue spectral peak, causing the violet luminescence to shift towards red.

37. The Troy Lightweight Battleax™ CQB Stock collapses compactly and securely with an unmatched storage capacity

38. The two finally meet, and Kenshin collapses into her arms as he clutches her.

39. Let's first take a look at what happens when the corporate immune system collapses.

40. Atelectasis is a condition in which all or part of a lung becomes airless and collapses

41. Finally, with no strength left, he collapses at the front door of the town’s bishop.

42. Gardner's nose starts to bleed again and he collapses and is taken to a hospital.

43. On the plane back to Korea, Young-ho saves Kang Joo-eun after she suddenly collapses.

44. To the Caste system in India, her new book at once illuminates and collapses a complex history.

45. When he pulls a tray of food from the fridge, it collapses on him with a crash.

46. Synonyms for Condenses include compresses, contracts, constricts, compacts, squeezes, collapses, constringes, capsulizes, shrinks and capsules

47. If a coalition collapses, a confidence vote is held or a motion of no confidence is taken.

48. The Troy Lightweight Battleax™ CQB Stock collapses compactly and securely with an unmatched storage capacity

49. The second underlying problem is unexpected company collapses, which are popularly assumed to indicate audit failures.

50. Sleep Apnea occurs when the upper airway collapses, causing breathing to repeatedly stop and start while sleeping