/kəˈlæps/
The act of collapsing
The act of collapsing
The old bridge is in danger of collapse.
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Did you see the wall collapse?
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Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset)rare
/kəˈlæps/
To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in; To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely
To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed.
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Every empire collapses sooner or later.
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To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely
To fold compactly
To cause something to collapse
To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint
To conflate, to ignore the distinctions betweenrare
In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to hide the subentries of (an entry)rare
To suffer a batting collapserare