"toh" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: [to˦˨] [Singapore]
Etymology: From Hokkien 倒 (tó, “to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|倒|t=to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt|tr=tó}} Hokkien 倒 (tó, “to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb|indeclinable}} toh (indeclinable)
  1. (Singlish, intransitive) To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion. Tags: Singlish, indeclinable, intransitive
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