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deterioration collapse: process of changing to an inferior state; a symptom of reduced quality or strength

shave collapse: the act of removing hair with a razor; remove body hair with a razor; touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"; cut closely; "trim my beard"; make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"; cut the price of

slash collapse: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument; an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind); cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"; cut open; "she slashed her wrists"; cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

book value collapse: the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation

go to pot collapse: become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy soured"

Niagara collapse: a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York; waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls

hanging collapse: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"; decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"

tumble collapse: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end; do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully; suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat; put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"; fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"; throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"; roll over and over, back and forth; fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

repudiate collapse: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"; reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"; refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"

oldness collapse: the quality of being old; the opposite of newness; the opposite of youngness

break down collapse: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack; make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"; cause to fall or collapse; lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"

hold out collapse: wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"

back up collapse: make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"; move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"

posthumous collapse: occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter"

abstain collapse: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"; refrain from voting

obsolesce collapse: become obsolete, fall into disuse; "This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used"

closing collapse: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"; final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"

acquire collapse: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

pounce collapse: the act of pouncing; move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"

market value collapse: the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace

par value collapse: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value

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