collapse (v)
fall in (v)
cave in (v)
give#13 (v)
give way#1 (v)
break#11 (v)
founder (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 38
def break down, literally or metaphorically
examples The wall collapsed
The business collapsed
The dam broke
The roof collapsed
The wall gave in
The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Outgoing links
Hypernym change
Derivationally related form cave in → cave in
Derivationally related form collapse → collapse
Derivationally related form collapse → collapse
Hyponym implode, go off; buckle, crumple; flop; break; slump, slide down, sink
Verb Group abandon, give up; collapse, burst
Incoming links
Derivationally related form collapse → collapse
Derivationally related form cave in → cave in
Derivationally related form collapse → collapse
Hyponym change
Hypernym implode, go off; buckle, crumple; flop; break; slump, slide down, sink
Verb Group abandon, give up; collapse, burst
Also see fall → fall in
Cause collapse, burst

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