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      collapse
      noun
      The act of collapsing.
      Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).
      (cricket) Ellipsis of batting collapse. [(cricket) A succession of batsmen or batswomen getting out without adding many runs to the team's score.]
      verb
      (intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
      (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
      (transitive) To cause something to collapse.
      (intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
      (intransitive) To fold compactly.
      (transitive, computing) In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to hide the subentries of (an entry).
      (intransitive, cricket) To suffer a batting collapse.
      Roots
      laborlapsuslaps- · Latin · to slip, fall
      Synonyms for collapse
      crumblevcrashntumblencrumplevimplosionndownfallncrackupdisintegratevtopplevdisintegrationnslumpnfallnruinationnplummetvbreakvdebaclenprostrationndeclinenbreakdownndilapidationnswoonndowncomeruinn
      Words related to collapse
      implodedvimplodingvburstnmeltdownnflopnimplodesvlabefactionndownfallenvdemisenfalloffndilapidatevfellestvnosedivenexplodevcataclysmicadjdeclinerndevastationn

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