| Main Entry: |
collapse |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
fall apart, break down |
Synonyms: |
belly up,
bend,
break, cave in, conk out, crack up, crumple, deflate,
disintegrate,
droop,
drop,
exhaust,
fail,
faint, fall down,
flag, flake out,
fold,
founder,
give,
give in, give out, give way, go to pieces,
go*, keel over,
languish,
shatter,
subside,
succumb, tire, topple,
weaken,
weary, wilt,
yield
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Antonyms: |
build, increase, rise
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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