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collapse

გამოთქმა: /kəˈlaps/

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Universal
  • an instance of a structure falling down or giving way:the collapse of a railway bridge [mass noun]:the church roof is in danger of collapse
  • a sudden failure of an institution or undertaking:the collapse of a number of prominent banks
  • a physical or mental breakdown:he suffered a collapse from overwork [mass noun]:she’s lying there in a state of collapse

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way:the roof collapsed on top of me
  • [with object] cause (something) to fall down or give way:it feels as if the slightest pressure would collapse it figurativemany people tend to collapse the distinction between the two concepts
  • (usually as adjective collapsed) (of a lung or blood vessel) fall inwards and become flat and empty: a collapsed lung
  • [with object] cause (a lung or blood vessel) to collapse:he had an operation to collapse his lung
  • 2(of a person) fall down and become unconscious as a result of illness or injury:he collapsed from loss of blood
  • sit or lie down as a result of exhaustion or amusement:exhausted, he collapsed on the bed the three of them collapsed with laughter
  • 3fail suddenly and completely:the talks collapsed last week over territorial issues
  • (of a price or currency) drop suddenly in value: the price of oil collapsed
  • 4fold or be foldable into a small space: [no object]:some cots collapse down to fit into a holdall
  • [with object] compress a displayed part of (a spreadsheet or other electronic document):tabulation programs can be used to collapse this list in various ways

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