collapsed


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
collapse/kəˈlaps/
verb
  • 1 (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.

    ■ (usu. as adj. collapsed) (of a lung or blood vessel) fall inwards and become flat and empty.

  • 2 fall down as a result of illness or injury.
  • 3 fail suddenly and completely.
noun
  • 1 an instance of a structure collapsing.
  • 2 a sudden failure or breakdown.
– origin C17: from medical L. collaps-, collabi, from col- ‘together’ + labi ‘to slip’.
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