Definition: the act of throwing yourself down
Usage: he landed on the bed with a great flop
Main entry: collapse
Definition: a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
Usage: the roof is in danger of collapse; the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
Definition: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
Main entry: collapse, prostration
Definition: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
Usage: the commander's prostration demoralized his men
Main entry: break down, collapse
Definition: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
Main entry: collapse
Definition: lose significance, effectiveness, or value
Usage: The school system is collapsing; The stock market collapsed
Main entry: break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up
Definition: suffer a nervous breakdown
Main entry: founder, fall in, break, cave in, collapse, give, give way
Definition: break down, literally or metaphorically
Usage: The wall collapsed; The business collapsed; The dam broke; The roof collapsed; The wall gave in; The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Definition: cause to burst
Usage: The ice broke the pipe
Main entry: collapse, break down, crumble, crumple, tumble
Definition: fall apart
Usage: the building crumbled after the explosion; Negotiations broke down
Main entry: collapse
Definition: fold or close up
Usage: fold up your umbrella; collapse the music stand