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trench collapse: a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth; any long ditch cut in the ground; a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor; dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"; cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"; set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"; cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"; fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"

work in collapse: add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words"

roofed collapse: covered with a roof; having a roof as specified (often used in combination); "roofed picnic areas"; "a slate-roofed house"; "palmleaf-roofed huts"

subdivide collapse: divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"; form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided"

ventilate collapse: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"; circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"; expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"

crumble collapse: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"; fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

muffle collapse: a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature; deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

fission collapse: a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts

afghan collapse: a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl; a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan

facade collapse: the face or front of a building; a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

umbrella collapse: having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"; a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"; a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy; covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"

interpose collapse: introduce; "God interposed death"; be or come between; "An interposing thicket blocked their way"

poop out collapse: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

quilt collapse: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together; create by stitching together; stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt"

escape collapse: the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"; a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"; an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"; an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"; the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"; a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild; issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"; run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"; remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"

cohabit collapse: room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

feign collapse: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

storm cellar collapse: an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes

folio collapse: a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"

precaution collapse: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"; the trait of practicing caution in advance

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