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.
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A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.
--Maunder.
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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.
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Collapse
\Col*lapse"\, n.
1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow
vessel.
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2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any
kind; a breakdown. [Colloq.]
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3. (Med.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the
vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous
disturbance.
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