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addle collapse: become rotten; "addled eggs"; mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"

midge collapse: minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water

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"

snivel collapse: whining in a tearful manner; cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"; talk in a tearful manner

highball collapse: a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

shrug off collapse: minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"

die collapse: a device used for shaping metal; a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods; suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"; disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"; lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"; to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player; cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"; be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"; languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"; feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"; suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"

epigraph collapse: an engraved inscription; a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing

forget collapse: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"; dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories"; leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"; forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"