Synonym: break down, crash, fail, topple. Similar words: collar, collaboration, collect, college, colleague, collector, collection, collective. Meaning: [kə'læps] 
n. 1. an abrupt failure of function or health 2. a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in 3. the act of throwing yourself down 4. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures). v. 1. break down, literally or metaphorically 2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack 3. fold or close up 4. fall apart 5. cause to burst 6. suffer a nervous breakdown 7. lose significance, effectiveness, or value.
n. 1. an abrupt failure of function or health 2. a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in 3. the act of throwing yourself down 4. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures). v. 1. break down, literally or metaphorically 2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack 3. fold or close up 4. fall apart 5. cause to burst 6. suffer a nervous breakdown 7. lose significance, effectiveness, or value. 
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31 She looked ready to collapse at any minute.
32 We worked all night to the point of collapse.
33 She thought she would collapse from lack of sleep.
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34 Keep back! The building could collapse at any moment.
35 All chairs collapse for easy storage.
36 He suffered a mental/nervous collapse after ten years' teaching.
37 We were terrified that the bridge would collapse.
38 The wind caused the tent to collapse.
39 The bridge is in danger of collapse.
40 The roof could collapse at any moment.
41 The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.
42 The roof of the tunnel was starting to collapse.
43 There were fears that property prices would collapse.
44 The economy is poised on the edge of collapse.
45 The company got badly burned in the dot.com collapse.
46 The new world order was expected to come into existence after the collapse of Communism in eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.
47 The president said he was fine after his collapse yesterday.
48 Is political culture, as some writers have suggested, in a state of collapse?
49 The country was on the verge of collapse because of the intensification of violent rebel attacks.
50 Many investors were caught out by the collapse of the company.
51 The collapse of the wall made it imperative to keep the water out by some other means.
52 He was taken to hospital after his collapse on the pitch.
53 Wall Street's collapse raised specters of the 1987 stock market crash.
54 It was also felt that the collapse of the system opened up new possibilities.
55 The weight of the water from the burst pipe caused the ceiling to collapse.
56 Recent years have witnessed the collapse of the steel industry.
57 It looks as if the whole political edifice of the country is about to collapse.
58 She was so tired that she was on the point of collapse.
59 The legs on our card table collapse so we can store it in the closet.
60 The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the company.
More similar words: collar, collaboration, collect, college, colleague, collector, collection, collective, colloquial, perhaps, lap, slap, upset, glimpse, all along, all at once, as well as, all around, installation, surveillance, Color., color, doll, toll, poll, roll, column, colony, follow, roll in.