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1.nounThe act of collapsing."She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor."
2.nounConstant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).
3.verbTo break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
4.verbTo cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely."Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse."
5.verbTo fold compactly.
6.verbTo hide additional directory (folder) levels below the selected directory (folder) levels. When a folder contains no additional folders, a minus sign (-) appears next to the folder.
7.verbFor several batsmen to get out in quick succession
8.verbTo cause something to collapse."Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving."
9.verbTo pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint."The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital."