collapse
verb
uk
/kəˈlæps/ us
/kəˈlæps/collapse verb (FALL)
Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
- fallShe slipped and fell.
- dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree.
- collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
- crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
- tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
- plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
- It looks as if the whole political edifice of the country is about to collapse.
- I should think you're about ready to collapse after all that walking.
- The building's foundations are rather shaky, and it could collapse at any time.
- At the end of the race his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground.
- The woman staggered and collapsed in a heap.
- collapse under someone's/something's weight
- collapse/fall in a heap idiom
- crumple
- crumpled
- dive
- drop like flies idiom
- drop off phrasal verb
- go/send something/someone flying idiom
- hard landing
- head first idiom
- headlong
- heap
- landing
- litter
- relinquishment
- slip
- slip from someone's grasp
- spill
- stumble
- take a spill idiom
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collapse verb (FAIL)
Talks between management and unions have collapsed.
- close downWith sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another.
- closeMany of the shops in the High Street have closed recently.
- shut downThe bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business.
- shutUK Several of the bank's local branches are shutting.
- shut up shopUK The seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter.
- go/put out of businessMy favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer.
- The company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost certainly collapse by the end of the year.
- Things have gone badly for him since his business collapsed.
- All charges against them were withdrawn after the prosecution's case collapsed.
- The talks have collapsed and both sides have resorted to brinkmanship.
- She'd invested extensively in stocks and got her fingers burned when the market collapsed.
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls (something) up phrasal verb
- be on your beam ends idiom
- belly
- cliff
- fare badly
- fight a losing battle idiom
- flog
- flog a dead horse idiom
- flop
- hash
- overstretch
- pale
- pale into insignificance idiom
- pig
- rebound
- rot
- sink
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collapse
noun
uk
/kəˈlæps/ us
/kəˈlæps/collapse noun (FAILURE)
B2 [ C or U ]
A poor economy has caused the collapse of thousands of small businesses.
on the brink of collapse Negotiations between the two countries are on the brink of collapse (= very soon going to fail).
- failureFailure is not an option.
- breakdownThe complete breakdown of local infrastructure left residents without water or electricity.
- meltdownThe markets experienced a meltdown at the news of the sale.
- collapseThe car manufacturer's collapse left the region's economy in tatters.
- failHe tried to sing the anthem, but it was an epic fail.
- The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history.
- The collapse of Communism changed East-West relations for ever.
- The company is on the edge of collapse.
- The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the company.
- The collapse of the bank is an ominous reminder of the fragility of the world's banking system.
collapse noun (FALL)
- collapse under someone's/something's weight
- collapse/fall in a heap idiom
- crumple
- crumpled
- dive
- drop like flies idiom
- drop off phrasal verb
- go/send something/someone flying idiom
- hard landing
- head first idiom
- headlong
- heap
- landing
- litter
- relinquishment
- slip
- slip from someone's grasp
- spill
- stumble
- take a spill idiom
