Dictionary entry details
• COLLAPSE (noun)
Meaning:
An abrupt failure of function or health
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("collapse" is a kind of...):
illness; malady; sickness; unwellness (impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collapse"):
breakdown; crack-up (a mental or physical breakdown)
shock ((pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor)
Meaning:
A mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("collapse" is a kind of...):
misadventure; mischance; mishap (an instance of misfortune)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collapse"):
cave in; subsidence (the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it)
debacle; fiasco (a sudden and violent collapse)
implosion (a sudden inward collapse)
Meaning:
The act of throwing yourself down
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
collapse; flop
Context example:
he landed on the bed with a great flop
Hypernyms ("collapse" is a kind of...):
descent (the act of changing your location in a downward direction)
Meaning:
A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
crash; collapse
Hypernyms ("collapse" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
• COLLAPSE (verb)
Meaning:
Break down, literally or metaphorically
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
cave in; collapse; fall in; give way; founder; give; break
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "collapse" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "collapse"):
sink; slide down; slump (fall or sink heavily)
break (curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves)
flop (fall loosely)
buckle; crumple (fold or collapse)
go off; implode (burst inward)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
The business is going to collapse
Meaning:
Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
collapse; break down
Hypernyms (to "collapse" is one way to...):
get; have; suffer; sustain (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "collapse"):
fall over; go over (fall forward and down)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue collapse
Meaning:
Fold or close up
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
fold up your umbrella / collapse the music stand
Hypernyms (to "collapse" is one way to...):
fold; fold up; turn up (bend or lay so that one part covers the other)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "collapse"):
deflate (collapse by releasing contained air or gas)
concertina (collapse like a concertina)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fall apart
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
crumble; crumple; collapse; tumble; break down
Context examples:
the building crumbled after the explosion / Negotiations broke down
Hypernyms (to "collapse" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Cause to burst
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
collapse; burst
Context example:
The ice broke the pipe
Cause:
break; cave in; collapse; fall in; founder; give; give way (break down, literally or metaphorically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "collapse"):
pop (cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Suffer a nervous breakdown
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
crock up; crack up; collapse; break up; crack
Hypernyms (to "collapse" is one way to...):
get; have; suffer; sustain (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Lose significance, effectiveness, or value
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
The school system is collapsing / The stock market collapsed
Hypernyms (to "collapse" is one way to...):
weaken (become weaker)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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