collapse
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~ break down, literally or metaphorically; "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"
collapse
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~ cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
collapse
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~ suffer a nervous breakdown
collapse
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~ lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"
collapse
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~ collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
collapse
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~ fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
collar
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~ furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"
collar
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~ seize by the neck or collar
collar
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~ take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
collate
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~ compare critically; of texts
collate
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~ to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"
collateralize
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~ pledge as a collateral; "The loan was collateralized by government bonds"
collect
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~ get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
collect
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~ call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
collect
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~ get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"
collect
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~ gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
collect
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~ assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
collectivise
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~ bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises
collectivize
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~ bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises
collide
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~ be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash"