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Meaning
Verb
●
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
fold
compactly.
●
In Computing:
To
hide
additional
directory
(folder) levels below the
selected
directory
(folder) levels. When a
folder
contains
no
additional
folders
,
a minus
sign
(-)
appears
next to
the
folder
.
●
In Cricket:
For several
batsmen
to
get out
in
quick
succession
●
To cause
something to
collapse.
●
To
pass out
and
fall to
the
floor
or
ground
, as from
exhaustion
or other
illness
; to faint.
Noun
●
The
act
of collapsing.
●
Constant
function
, one-valued
function
(in
automata
theory
) (
in particular
application
causing
a reset).
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Origin
collapse
English
collapsus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Flop
Slump
Cave-In
Cave In
Fall Down
Related
Crash
Crumble
Implosion
Disintegration
Fall
Decline
Implode
Meltdown
Disintegrate
Destruction
Catastrophe
Downturn
Failure
Breakdown
Rupture
Disappear
Damage
Instability
Decay
Recession
Deterioration
Demise
Disaster
Rise
Downfall
Drop
Topple
Deteriorate
Closure
Fracture
Crisis
Weakening
Burst
Explode
Loss
Disruption
Sink
Fail
Shrink
Vanish
Explosion
Devaluation
Deform
Destabilization
Dissolve
Extinction
Break
Deflation
Lose
Plummet
Die
Stagnation
Break Down
Financial Crisis
Melt Down
Crash And Burn
Grind To A Halt
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Rhymes
Gaps
Maps
Apse
Laps
Flaps
Craps
Claps
Traps
Lapse
Chaps
Elapse
Scraps
Relapse
Perhaps
Illapse
Synapse
Schnapps
Collapse
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