Found 4 items, similar to Collapse.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: collapse keruntuhan
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: collapse ambleg, ambrol, ambruk, gelepak, keambrukan, kebobrokan, kerobohan, membobrokkan, runtuh
English → English (WordNet) Definition: collapse collapse n 1: an abrupt failure of function or health 2: a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in 3: the act of throwing yourself down; “he landed on the bed with a great flop” [syn: flop] 4: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) [syn: crash] v 1: break down, literally or metaphorically; “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” [syn: fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder] 2: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack [syn: break down] 3: fold or close up; “fold up your umbrella”; “collapse the music stand” 4: fall apart; “the building crimbled after the explosion”; “Negociations broke down” [syn: crumble, crumple, tumble, break down] 5: cause to burst; “The ice broke the pipe” [syn: burst] 6: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: crack up, crack, crock up , break up] 7: lose significance, effectiveness, or value; “The school system is collapsing”; “The stock market collapsed”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Collapse Collapse \Col*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Collapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Collapsing] [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to collapse; col- + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse.] 1. To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses. [1913 Webster] A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it. --Maunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance. [1913 Webster] Collapse \Col*lapse"\, n. 1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance. [1913 Webster]