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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121 Diehard optimists, like Mr Pynzenyk, say that hyperinflation and economic collapse will eventually force the country to its senses.
122 She too embarks on a lazy plot of catastrophic collapse, winding up confined in a local booby hatch.
123 When Wittikind and his warriors capitulated,(www.Sentencedict.com) the revolt began to collapse.
124 The fact that it was childless was cited as one reason for its collapse.
125 In any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly.
126 This is exactly the sort of collapse that keyed their six straight losses in the last two months of last season.
127 He told the driver to stop as the bridge was going to collapse.
128 The forest is new: the ultimate victor in the conflicts, economic collapse and depopulation of the late nineteenth century.
129 Even if there is a complete collapse in the talks, it is unlikely to lead to general hostilities.
130 Of the two, he was faring worse, panting, gasping, even appearing to be near collapse.
131 Edward's intervention had at least saved Montfort's cause from complete collapse.
132 Life goes on,(sentencedict.com) despite nuclear accidents and the collapse of the Soviet empire.
133 In the event the anticipated collapse of the first genetic engineering company amid a pile of bad debts did not come about.
134 If Britain's economy were to collapse at some future point, there would be mass emigration once more.
135 Ash could accumulate on rooftops, causing them to collapse on people seeking shelter in the vicinity of the volcano.
136 Who they will talk to following the collapse of the Synagogue Council remains unclear.
137 The army's sudden collapse has been attributed to poor leadership, exhaustion and poor morale.
138 His knees were wobbling as if they might collapse under the strain of holding his body upright.
139 Drexel's collapse is especially painful for those junk-bond issuers which had counted on the investment bank to restructure their debt.
140 He has no reason to fear the imminent collapse either of his administration or his country.
141 A battle between the traders and the corporate financiers caused the firm to collapse in early 1984.
142 But this success was tempered by the fact that Colebrooke's period in office coincided with the Company's financial collapse.
143 We collapse together on to the bed, breathing in time.
144 They have seen a bipolar world collapse, and been shaken as a result.
145 Let me go back to my earlier discussion of gravitational collapse.
146 The collapse of her immune system means even her bedsores are infected.
147 None is big enough or bold enough to offset the negative effects of the financial collapse.
148 Black was bitterly disappointed after a disastrous batting collapse threatened to ruin the old boys' Schweppes debut.
149 Such will be the misery caused that in the end the system will collapse.
150 We moved ahead rapidly when the economic collapse of the Depression strained the capacities of families and communities to the breaking point.
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.