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putrefy collapse: become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies"

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

regress collapse: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence; get worse or fall back to a previous condition; go back to a statistical means

plunge collapse: a steep and rapid fall; begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"; cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"; dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"; fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"

keel collapse: one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability; the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly

handshake collapse: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

line up collapse: take one's position before a kick-off; form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"; get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"; form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly"

unanticipated collapse: not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue"

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"

enter upon collapse: take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"

slope collapse: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"; be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

fall off collapse: diminish in size or intensity; come off; "This button had fallen off"

happen collapse: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"; come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"; happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana); chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"

secede collapse: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

surprising collapse: causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

ablate collapse: remove an organ or bodily structure; wear away through erosion or vaporization

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