collapses

Noun

• an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
• a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
• the act of throwing yourself down
• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
• plural of collapse

Verb

• break down, literally or metaphorically
• collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
• fold or close up
• fall apart
• cause to burst
• suffer a nervous breakdown
• lose significance, effectiveness, or value
• third-person singular simple present indicative of collapse

Synonyms

break, break down, break up, burst, cave in, collapse, crack, crack up, crash, crock up, crumble, crumple, fall in, flop, founder, give, give way, prostration, tumble