Collapse
verb
To fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support.
The roof of the old house collapsed under the weight of the snow.
Often appears as...
- structure collapse
- building collapse
verb
To fail suddenly and completely.
The company collapsed after the sudden death of its founder.
Often appears as...
- company collapse
- system collapse
verb
To fold or package something (such as a piece of furniture) so that it takes less space.
You can easily collapse the table and store it in the garage.
Often appears as...
- collapse a chair
- collapse a table
noun
An instance of collapsing, a break down in strength or health.
His collapse was due to overwork and stress.
Often appears as...
- mental collapse
- physical collapse
verb
In physics, to undergo a sudden severe contraction.
A star will collapse under its own gravity to form a black hole.
Often appears as...
- star collapse
- core collapse
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support.
The roof of the old house collapsed under the weight of the snow.
Often appears as...
- structure collapse
- building collapse
verb
To fail suddenly and completely.
The company collapsed after the sudden death of its founder.
Often appears as...
- company collapse
- system collapse
verb
To fold or package something (such as a piece of furniture) so that it takes less space.
You can easily collapse the table and store it in the garage.
Often appears as...
- collapse a chair
- collapse a table
noun
An instance of collapsing, a break down in strength or health.
His collapse was due to overwork and stress.
Often appears as...
- mental collapse
- physical collapse
verb
In physics, to undergo a sudden severe contraction.
A star will collapse under its own gravity to form a black hole.
Often appears as...
- star collapse
- core collapse
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Predictive Indicators
Look for words indicating instability or overload that hint at an impending 'collapse'.
The bridge showed signs of wear, likely to collapse soon.
Pro Tip 2/2Lack of Support
'Collapse' often implies a lack of support, whether physical or abstract.
Lacking reinforcement, the wall collapsed.
Pro Tip 1/2Predictive Indicators
Look for words indicating instability or overload that hint at an impending 'collapse'.
The bridge showed signs of wear, likely to collapse soon.
Pro Tip 2/2Lack of Support
'Collapse' often implies a lack of support, whether physical or abstract.
Lacking reinforcement, the wall collapsed.
Pro Tip 1/2Predictive Indicators
Look for words indicating instability or overload that hint at an impending 'collapse'.
The bridge showed signs of wear, likely to collapse soon.
Pro Tip 2/2Lack of Support
'Collapse' often implies a lack of support, whether physical or abstract.
Lacking reinforcement, the wall collapsed.
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Your body language may...
So you have people who are like caricatures of alphas, really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing when they come in. As soon they come in, you see it.
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Upgrading management...
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Can you solve the temple...
and if there are two conflicts, then the possessed students are in separate groups and you can safely trust the majority in both trios since at least two people in each will be truthful. The temple collapses behind you as greenish vapors escape from two of the students.
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Filming Antarctica's...
and the entire system had collapsed and we would have never had another chance to get it that was it the invertebrates the smaller animals these micro cosmic worlds have all the dramas of the jungle or the the plains there there are heroes there
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Antlion Cone Death Trap...
But if they stand still, they will fry. They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off.
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Why should you read...
Woolf experiments with collective consciousness, at times collapsing the six voices into one. "It is not one life that I look back I am not one I am many I do not altogether know who I am,
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Where did Earth’s water...
like beryllium, carbon and oxygen in a process known as nucleosynthesis. When stars eventually collapsed and exploded into supernovas, these new elements were spread across the universe
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See How Easily a Rat Can...
the underwater passage leaves no room for error add a turn the rat finds a pocket of air just enough to help it push on to the end of the line how does it collapse its body like that
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Why is biodiversity so...
but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks, even without cataclysmic events, like volcanoes and asteroids.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
they must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry the creatures that have collapsed from heatstroke too deeply buried but it would place to cool
Video examples
Your body language may...
So you have people who are like caricatures of alphas, really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing when they come in. As soon they come in, you see it.
Video examples
Upgrading management...
collapsed 80 pages of math into a heads-up display that the drivers used to pair their instincts and experience with real-world analytics the results of the drivers are getting home earlier to see their families mileage is down which is good for profits in the environment customer satisfaction is actually up and they've been saving lives through an
Video examples
Can you solve the temple...
and if there are two conflicts, then the possessed students are in separate groups and you can safely trust the majority in both trios since at least two people in each will be truthful. The temple collapses behind you as greenish vapors escape from two of the students.
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
and the entire system had collapsed and we would have never had another chance to get it that was it the invertebrates the smaller animals these micro cosmic worlds have all the dramas of the jungle or the the plains there there are heroes there
Video examples
Antlion Cone Death Trap...
But if they stand still, they will fry. They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off.
Video examples
Why should you read...
Woolf experiments with collective consciousness, at times collapsing the six voices into one. "It is not one life that I look back I am not one I am many I do not altogether know who I am,
Video examples
Where did Earth’s water...
like beryllium, carbon and oxygen in a process known as nucleosynthesis. When stars eventually collapsed and exploded into supernovas, these new elements were spread across the universe
Video examples
See How Easily a Rat Can...
the underwater passage leaves no room for error add a turn the rat finds a pocket of air just enough to help it push on to the end of the line how does it collapse its body like that
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks, even without cataclysmic events, like volcanoes and asteroids.
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
they must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry the creatures that have collapsed from heatstroke too deeply buried but it would place to cool
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Shari Arison
Israeli Businesswoman
In 'Birth,' I explore the nature of the new world we are approaching with my business-spiritual model, a new model for a new world. This view will enable individuals, companies and even nations to move from collapse to positive change, and bring together the spiritual and the material, giving birth to a new future.
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Kevin Smith
American Director
The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. That's why I'm always hoping society never collapses because the first ones to go will be entertainers.
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Vincent Cassel
French Actor
The few times in my life where I had four or five movies in a row, it was a nightmare. I felt trapped. I felt like my life was planned for a year and a half or two years, and it was terrible. Most of the time, everything collapsed.
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Steve Carell
American Actor
When someone is good, but it doesn't seem like their world will collapse if they don't get the part, it's more appealing. It's like dating someone: You don't want someone who's too into you.
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Thomas Kaplan
American Businessman
If the world does well, gold will be fine. If the world doesn't do well, gold will also do fine... but a lot of other things could collapse.
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Mike Lee
American Politician
It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse.
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Kenneth Clarke
English Politician
Without legal aid, and the dedicated lawyers who deliver it, our system of justice would quite simply collapse.
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Shawn Mendes
Canadian Musician
I have a thing where if I'm not in control, I feel the whole world is about to collapse.
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Fareed Zakaria
American Journalist
I'd be kidding if I said that I predicted the financial collapse.
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Richard Engel
American Journalist
Israel sees the world just beyond its borders collapsing.
Quote examples
Shari Arison
Israeli Businesswoman
In 'Birth,' I explore the nature of the new world we are approaching with my business-spiritual model, a new model for a new world. This view will enable individuals, companies and even nations to move from collapse to positive change, and bring together the spiritual and the material, giving birth to a new future.
Quote examples
Kevin Smith
American Director
The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. That's why I'm always hoping society never collapses because the first ones to go will be entertainers.
Quote examples
Vincent Cassel
French Actor
The few times in my life where I had four or five movies in a row, it was a nightmare. I felt trapped. I felt like my life was planned for a year and a half or two years, and it was terrible. Most of the time, everything collapsed.
Quote examples
Steve Carell
American Actor
When someone is good, but it doesn't seem like their world will collapse if they don't get the part, it's more appealing. It's like dating someone: You don't want someone who's too into you.
Quote examples
Thomas Kaplan
American Businessman
If the world does well, gold will be fine. If the world doesn't do well, gold will also do fine... but a lot of other things could collapse.
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Mike Lee
American Politician
It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse.
Quote examples
Kenneth Clarke
English Politician
Without legal aid, and the dedicated lawyers who deliver it, our system of justice would quite simply collapse.
Quote examples
Shawn Mendes
Canadian Musician
I have a thing where if I'm not in control, I feel the whole world is about to collapse.
Quote examples
Fareed Zakaria
American Journalist
I'd be kidding if I said that I predicted the financial collapse.
Quote examples
Richard Engel
American Journalist
Israel sees the world just beyond its borders collapsing.
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