Definition: a sudden and violent collapse
Similar words: 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
Synonyms: slaughter, whipping, walloping, trouncing, thrashing, debacle, drubbing
Definition: a sound defeat
Similar words: licking, defeat
Definition: an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
Usage: it was a narrow defeat; the army's only defeat; they suffered a convincing licking
Synonyms: debacle
Definition: flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
Similar words: flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
Definition: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Usage: plains fertilized by annual inundations