noun🔗ShareThe act of collapsing."She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor."actioneventdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConstant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset)."The machine's faulty collapses caused unpredictable resets, disrupting the assembly line. "theorymathtechnicalcomputinglogicfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in."The old house's roof collapsed during the storm. "disasterstructuregeologybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely."Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse."disasterconditionsituationsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fold compactly."The stroller collapses easily for storage in the car. "structureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."When I click the minus sign next to the "School Projects" folder, the folder collapses, hiding all the individual project folders inside it. "computingtechnologyinternetsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFor several batsmen to get out in quick succession"The cricket team's batsmen collapsed during the last innings, getting out one after the other. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause something to collapse."Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving."disasterbuildingpropertystructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint."The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital."medicinephysiologybodydiseasesensationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading