collapse

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To fall down suddenly; to cave in.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To fold compactly.
  4. Verb.  (cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To cause something to collapse.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
  7. Noun.  The act of collapsing.
  8. Noun.  Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).

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