Definition: the act of throwing yourself down
Usage: he landed on the bed with a great flop
Similar words: descent
Definition: the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening
Definition: an event that happens
Definition: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening
Definition: an event that happens
Synonyms: collapse, prostration
Definition: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
Usage: the commander's prostration demoralized his men
Similar words: illness, unwellness, sickness, malady
Definition: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Synonyms: break down, collapse
Definition: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
Similar words: have, get, suffer, sustain
Definition: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Usage: She suffered a fracture in the accident; He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars; She got a bruise on her leg; He got his arm broken in the scuffle
Synonyms: collapse
Definition: lose significance, effectiveness, or value
Usage: The school system is collapsing; The stock market collapsed
Similar words: weaken
Definition: become weaker
Usage: The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
Synonyms: break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up
Definition: suffer a nervous breakdown
Similar words: have, get, suffer, sustain
Definition: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Usage: She suffered a fracture in the accident; He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars; She got a bruise on her leg; He got his arm broken in the scuffle
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: collapse, break down, crumble, crumple, tumble
Definition: fall apart
Usage: the building crumbled after the explosion; Negotiations broke down
Similar words: change integrity
Definition: change in physical make-up
Synonyms: collapse
Definition: fold or close up
Usage: fold up your umbrella; collapse the music stand
Similar words: turn up, fold, fold up
Definition: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Usage: fold up the newspaper; turn up your collar