as in failing
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as in crumpling
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people
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as in flopping
to be unsuccessful
the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
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as in compressing
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey
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