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

sinus collapse: any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

speculate collapse: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"; talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"; invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

sewer collapse: a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns"

evaporate collapse: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk"; change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"; cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water"

debased collapse: lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"

transgression collapse: the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit; the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"; the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

keel over collapse: turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over"

fall from grace collapse: revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert"

tub collapse: a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids; the amount that a tub will hold; "a tub of water"

recede collapse: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

lapse collapse: a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"; drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards; end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"; let slip; "He lapsed his membership"

gravitate collapse: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"; be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"; move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

douse collapse: slacken; "douse a rope"; lower quickly; "douse a sail"; wet thoroughly; put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

engulf collapse: flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

abomination collapse: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination"; a person who is loathsome or disgusting

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

nonfeasance collapse: a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do

bear down collapse: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"; pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"; exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"; contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

bury collapse: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"; embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"; cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"; place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"

revert collapse: undergo reversion, as in a mutation; go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

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