Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - collapse
Collapse
collapse
n. & v. --n. 1 the tumbling down or falling in of a structure; folding up; giving way. 2 a sudden failure of a plan, undertaking, etc. 3 a physical or mental breakdown. --v. 1 a intr. undergo or experience a collapse. b tr. cause to collapse. 2 intr. colloq. lie or sit down and relax, esp. after prolonged effort (collapsed into a chair). 3 a intr. (of furniture etc.) be foldable into a small space. b tr. fold (furniture) in this way. Derivatives collapsible adj. collapsibility n. Etymology: L collapsus past part. of collabi (as COM-, labi slip)
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I. verb (~d; collapsing) see: sleep Date: 1732 intransitive verb to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely ; fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure , to break down completely ; disintegrate , to cave or fall in or give way , to suddenly lose force, significance, effectiveness, or worth , to break down in vital energy, stamina, or self-control through exhaustion or disease, to fold down into a more compact shape , transitive verb to cause to ~ , condense , collapsibility noun collapsible adjective II. noun Date: 1801 1. a breakdown in vital energy, strength, or stamina, a state of extreme prostration and physical depression (as from circulatory failure or great loss of body fluids), an airless state of all or part of a lung originating spontaneously or induced surgically, the act or action of collapsing , a sudden failure ; breakdown, ruin, a sudden loss of force, value, or effect ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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