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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211 Buildings should have enough safety margin to avoid collapse during severe or earthquake.
212 Their systems may run short of calcium or magnesium point where they physically collapse.
213 Here's a novel idea: stress test banks for a property collapse before it actually happens.
214 Quintessence. You collapse a bit of time into a physical substance.
215 " COM probe almost out of our range,'summer said.'slipstream space matrix collapse imminent. "
216 The scandal surrounding the collapse of the bank looked set to rumble on for a third year.
217 The Treasury Select Committee interviewed bankers and the Prime Minister last week about the banking collapse.
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.