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come down collapse: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

whipping collapse: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

buckle collapse: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"; fasten with a buckle or buckles

break out collapse: begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting"; take from stowage in preparation for use

calamity collapse: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

go up collapse: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"

fragility collapse: lack of physical strength; quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

deceleration collapse: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"; a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"; (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

shock therapy collapse: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

inroad collapse: an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"; an invasion or hostile attack

prostration collapse: the act of assuming a prostrate position; abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body

weakening collapse: the act of reducing the strength of something; becoming weaker; moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

deflation collapse: the act of letting the air out of something; a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"

drop off collapse: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"

trauma collapse: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

pine collapse: a coniferous tree; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

breakage collapse: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"; reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use; the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"

conquest collapse: success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"; the act of conquering

undoing collapse: an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

loss collapse: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"; the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"; the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"; the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"; something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"; gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

languish collapse: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

parachute collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

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