The meaning of COLLAPSE is to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure. How to use collapse in a sentence.

Huge sections of the outer walls had collapsed and other parts were in very poor shape.

Collapse means to break apart suddenly, as in The rickety bridge collapsed into the river. If something collapses, it falls apart or caves in quickly and suddenly. Usually, something collapses because it’s …

If you collapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak. He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home. [VERB] It's commonplace to see people collapsing from …

The bridge/building collapsed. The roof collapsed under a heavy load of snow. The chair he was sitting in collapsed.

Definition of collapse verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart synonym give way. The roof collapsed under the weight of …

He collapsed and died of a heart attack. She felt her legs give way and she collapsed to the floor.

A collapsed lung or blood vessel (= tube that carries blood in the body) is not able to work because disease or injury has caused it to become flat.

to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: The roof collapsed and buried the crowd. to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for convenient storage: This bridge table collapses. to break …

A collapsed lung or blood vessel (= tube that carries blood in the body) is not able to work because disease or injury has caused it to become flat.