Look up: collapse

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   collapse
   [Verb] To fall down.
   Example: The Leaning Tower of Pisa looks as if it's going to collapse.
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   Collapse
   a complex fold in which a grid of previously established intersecting creases are used simultaneously.
   Found on http://www.mizushobai.freeserve.co.uk/gl
   
   
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   collapse
   [n] - an abrupt failure of function or health 2. [n] - a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in 3. [v] - fold or close up, as of an umbrella or a music stand 4. [v] - cause to burst 5. [v] - break down, literally or metaphorically 6. [v] - lose significance, effectiveness, or value
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   collapse
   a flattening or buckling of the wood cells during seasoning,sometimes manifested in excessive and/or uneven shrinkage Category: Various industries and crafts • In medicine,sudden prostration with fall in circulation,blood pressure,neuromuscular tone and consciousness,usually reversible Category: Management in the public and private sector • complete and sudden failure of a ...
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   collapse
   To 'hide' subdirectories below a selected directory.
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   Collapse
   Col·lapse' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Collapsed ; present participle & verbal noun Collapsing ] [ Latin collapsus , past participle of collabi to collapse; col- + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse .] 1. To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close b ...
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   Collapse
   Col·lapse' noun 1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel. 2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown. [ Colloq.] 3. (Medicine) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance.
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   collapse
   1. A state of extreme prostration and depression, with failure of circulation. ... 2. Abnormal falling in of the walls of any part of organ. ... Origin: L. Collapsus ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   collapse
   noun a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
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    collapse
    fall in verb break down, literally or metaphorically; `The wall collapsed`; `The business collapsed`; `The dam broke`; `The roof collapsed`; `The wall gave in`; `The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice`
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    collapse
    verb lose significance, effectiveness, or value; `The school system is collapsing`; `The stock market collapsed`
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    collapse
    cause to fall down
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    Collapse
    `Collapse` may refer to the following: * Gravitational collapse * Societal collapse * Wavefunction collapse * Collapse (Album), an album by the American metalcore band Across Five Aprils * Collapse (geometry) * Collapse (medical) * Collapse (mental) * Collapse (structural) * Cave-in is a kind of structural collapse. * Collapse, the action a collapsible or telescoping object does * Collapse (book) by Jared M. Diamond * Collapse (game) * Collaps...
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    collapse
    (kә-laps´) a state of extreme prostration and depression, with failure of circulation. abnormal falling in of the walls of a part or organ. circulatory collapse shock (def. 2).
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    Collapse
    • (v. i.) To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses. • (n.) A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdow...
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    collapse
    (L. collapsus) 1. a state of extreme prostration and depression, with failure of circulation. 2. abnormal falling in of the walls of any part of organ.
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    collapse
    collapse, collapsed, collapsing, collapses 1. To fall down or inward suddenly; to cave in. 2. To break down suddenly in strength or health and cease to function; such as, a patient who collapsed as she was walking. 3. To fold compactly;for example, temporary fencing that collapses. 4. The act of falling down or inward, as from a loss of supports. 5. An abrupt failure of function, streng...
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    collapse
    
    1. an abrupt failure of function or health
    2. a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
    3. the act of throwing yourself down
    4. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
    
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    collapse
    The flattening of single cells or rows of cells during the drying or pressure treatment of wood. Often characterised by a caved-in or corrugated ('washboarded') appearance of the wood surface
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    collapse
    fall down
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