collapse
/kə'læps/
verbnoun
8 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS11
VERB
1
Suffer a nervous breakdown.
2
Fold or close up.
“collapse the music stand”
3
Lose significance, effectiveness, or value.
“The stock market collapsed”
4
Break down, literally or metaphorically.
“The wall collapsed”
“The business collapsed”
5
Cause to burst.
6
Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack.
7
NOUNFall apart.
1
The act of throwing yourself down.
2
An abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion.
3
A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
4
A natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in.
“the roof is in danger of collapse”
“the collapse of the old star under its own gravity”
WORD FORMS
Related formcollapsible
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinollapsecay
Starts & ends withC … E
Syllablescol · lapse
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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