"collapse" meaning in All languages combined

See collapse on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kəˈlæps/ Audio: en-us-collapse.ogg [US], en-au-collapse.ogg [Australia] Forms: collapse [singular], collapses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The act of collapsing.
    Sense id: simple-collapse-en-noun-re7u~S9i

Verb [English]

IPA: /kəˈlæps/ Audio: en-us-collapse.ogg [US], en-au-collapse.ogg [Australia] Forms: collapse [canonical], collapses [third-person, singular], collapsed [past], collapsed [past, participle], collapsing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|collaps|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something collapses when all its parts fall down loosely. A building or a bridge collapses when it breaks and all its parts fall down. A person collapses when they are tired and they fall into a chair or onto a bed and are too tired to get up.
    Sense id: simple-collapse-en-verb-7N2sMqjP
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