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Adjective collapsed has 1 sense
- collapsed - folded compactly; "put the collapsed top hat into its box"
Antonym: unfolded (indirect, via folded)
Verb collapse has 7 senses
- collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder - 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"
--1 is one way to change
Sample sentence:
The business is going to collapse
- break down, collapse - collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
--2 is one way to suffer, sustain, have, get
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue collapse
- collapse - fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
--3 is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
- crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse - fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
--4 is one way to change integrity
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Something ----s
- collapse, burst - cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse - suffer a nervous breakdown
--6 is one way to suffer, sustain, have, get
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Somebody ----s
- collapse - lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"
--7 is one way to weaken
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