Collapse (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object), col·lapsed, col·laps·ing.
  1. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: The roof collapsed and buried the crowd.
  2. to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for convenient storage: This bridge table collapses.
  3. to break down; come to nothing; fail: Despite all their efforts the peace talks collapsed.
  4. to fall unconscious or as if unconscious or physically depleted, as from a stroke, heart attack, disease, or exhaustion.
  5. Pathology.
    • to sink into extreme weakness.
    • (of lungs) to come into an airless state.
verb (used with object), col·lapsed, col·laps·ing.
  1. to cause to collapse: He collapsed the table easily.
noun
  1. a falling in or together: Three miners were trapped by the collapse of the tunnel roof.
  2. a sudden, complete failure; breakdown: The bribery scandal brought about the complete collapse of his industrial empire.
verb
  1. to fall down or cave in suddenly
  2. to fail completely
  3. to break down or fall down from lack of strength
  4. to fold (furniture, etc) compactly or (of furniture, etc) to be designed to fold compactly
noun
  1. the act or instance of suddenly falling down, caving in, or crumbling
  2. a sudden failure or breakdown
Collapse (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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