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to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure<the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people>Synonymscave (in), crumple, give, go, yieldRelated Wordsdeflate, flatten, melt; break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall; burst, shatter, smash; crack, pop, snapPhrasesgive wayNear Antonymsinflate, rise, swell
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to be unsuccessful<the legal case collapsed in the face of the oppositionʼs evidence>— see fail 2
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