collapse

/kəˈlæps/ verb

Definition

FALL [I] › When someone collapses, they fall down, usually because they are ill or weak: He collapsed and died of a heart attack.

OBJECT [I, T] › to fall down or towards the inside, or to make a structure or object fall down or towards its inside: The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.

FAIL [I] › to fail to work or succeed: The peace talks have collapsed.

(Definition of collapse verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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