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Meanings of collapse in English
Synonyms
Examples for "tumble"
Examples for "tumble"
1
We sink in water; in air we tumble; on earth we stumble.
2
Shane Long obviously likes a tumble but is clearly a good player.
3
The tumble returned shares to levels last seen in late October 1999.
4
We don't often see power take such a tumble in this country.
5
If stock values tumble, so does the value of funds under management.
1
At least the building was fairly new; it wouldn't crumble under me.
2
Casey, on the other hand, had already seen her parents' relationship crumble.
3
Billboard: Some bands crumble under that sort of weight of common experience.
4
A change in the political wind, and those barriers begin to crumble.
5
If it imposes austerity measures too harshly, the fragile economy could crumble.
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But now, as Government revenues crumple, radical reform has become a necessity.
2
I thought Sir Henry was going to crumple up in his chair.
3
She smoothed it out, and the crumple transferred itself to her forehead.
4
He saw the derringer fall and Kao crumple up like a jackknife.
5
Afraid that if I looked away, she might crumple to the floor.
1
In the absence of trust among trading partners, market transactions break down.
2
Yet this is used to break down countries - laws and traditions.
3
A recent example, though, helps illustrate how the process can break down.
4
Unfortunately, the sad reality is that many marriages and relationships break down.
5
You know the plan; they wanted me to break down, or panic.
Catalan
tenir un col·lapse nerviós Usage of collapse in English
1
Last year, auto supporters said an industry collapse would devastate the economy.
2
Officials said the second building was not yet at risk of collapse.
3
There is great concern across Europe about the collapse of bee populations.
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Aid groups say health services across the country are close to collapse.
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Progressives anticipated direct government action to address the consequences of economic collapse.
6
Our economy will be far from collapse, said a senior Iranian official.
7
Simply put, without women's unpaid domestic work, the paid economy would collapse.
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The collapse of the global tobacco market has reduced government revenues further.
9
After the economic collapse, the Defence Forces' budget was particularly hard hit.
10
But the 20th century saw the market for the product systematically collapse.
11
The result has been a collapse in public scrutiny of the police.
12
Economic collapse will provoke sharp differences between parties and dramatic government action.
13
The list gained attention because of the Corinthian Colleges collapse last year.
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Our river system is in crisis and the environment is in collapse.
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Mr McMaster's collapse came in the second week of the royal commission.
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Many UK local authorities, charities and individuals lost money in the collapse.
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Collapse across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
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