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cave in
A collapse, as of a tunnel or structure.
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  1. A collapse, as of a tunnel or structure.
  2. The act of something collapsing or caving in.
  3. An act or instance of ceasing opposition or resistance:
breakdown
The act or process of failing to function or continue.
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  1. The act or process of failing to function or continue.
  2. (Electricity) The abrupt failure of an insulator or insulating medium to restrict the flow of current.
  3. A failure to work or function properly
downfall
A sudden, heavy fall, as of snow
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  1. A sudden, heavy fall, as of snow
  2. The cause of such a fall
  3. A sudden fall, as from prosperity or power
destruction
The cause or means of destroying:
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  1. The cause or means of destroying:
  2. The fact or state of being destroyed
  3. The condition of having been destroyed:
drop
To move or descend from one height or level to another:
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  1. To move or descend from one height or level to another:
  2. To let fall in drops:
  3. To write at one's leisure:
deflate
To reduce or lessen the size or importance of:
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  1. To reduce or lessen the size or importance of:
  2. (Economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
  3. To be or become deflated:
give-way
To give precedence to other road users.
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  1. To give precedence to other road users.
  2. To collapse or break under physical stresses.
crumple
(Intransitive) To become wrinkled.
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  1. (Intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  2. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.
  3. To fall or break down; collapse
buckle
To give way; collapse:
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  1. To give way; collapse:
  2. To yield reluctantly to pressure; submit; give in
  3. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in:
cave in
To collapse inward or downward.
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  1. To collapse inward or downward.
  2. Alternative spelling of cave in.
  3. (Idiomatic) To relent; to acquiesce; to comply; to grant approval; to lose willpower.
crumple
To collapse:
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  1. To collapse:
  2. (Intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  3. To fall or break down; collapse
give
To permit one to have or take:
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  1. To permit one to have or take:
  2. To accord or tender to another:
  3. To carry out (a physical movement):
go
(Informal) To urinate or defecate:
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  1. (Informal) To urinate or defecate:
  2. To give entry; lead:
  3. To participate to (a given extent):
break
To cause to give up a habit:
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  1. To cause to give up a habit:
  2. To exchange for smaller monetary units:
  3. To fail to conform to; violate:
cave in
Alternative spelling of cave in.
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  1. Alternative spelling of cave in.
  2. To collapse inward or downward.
  3. (Idiomatic) To relent; to acquiesce; to comply; to grant approval; to lose willpower.
crack
To break through (an obstacle) in order to win acceptance or acknowledgment:
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  1. To break through (an obstacle) in order to win acceptance or acknowledgment:
  2. To cause to break with a sharp snapping sound:
  3. To cause to break without complete separation of parts:
drop
To move or descend from one height or level to another:
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  1. To move or descend from one height or level to another:
  2. (Informal) To get rid of or eliminate (something unneeded, unwanted, or problematic)
  3. To leave out (a letter, for example) in speaking or writing.
succumb
To die, especially from a disease or injury.
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  1. To die, especially from a disease or injury.
  2. To give way (to); yield; submit
  3. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in.
break
To cause to give up a habit:
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  1. To cause to give up a habit:
  2. To fail to conform to; violate:
  3. To exchange for smaller monetary units:
crack
To cause to come into forceful contact with something, especially with a sharp sound:
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  1. To cause to come into forceful contact with something, especially with a sharp sound:
  2. To cause to break with a sharp snapping sound:
  3. To cause to break without complete separation of parts:
snap
To close, fasten, go into place, etc. with a snapping sound
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  1. To close, fasten, go into place, etc. with a snapping sound
  2. To take up something suddenly and eagerly; snatch or grasp:
  3. To pull apart or break with a snapping sound.
fold
(Informal) To give in; buckle:
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  1. (Informal) To give in; buckle:
  2. To bring from an extended to a closed position:
  3. To bend or press (something) so that one part is over another; double up on itself
break
To cause to give up a habit:
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  1. To cause to give up a habit:
  2. To exchange for smaller monetary units:
  3. To fail to conform to; violate:
bust
(Informal) To smash or break, especially forcefully:
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  1. (Informal) To smash or break, especially forcefully:
  2. To cause to come to an end; break up:
  3. To burst or break
crash
(Informal) To get into (a party, theater, etc.) without an invitation, ticket, etc.
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  1. (Informal) To get into (a party, theater, etc.) without an invitation, ticket, etc.
  2. To fall, collide, or break with force and with a loud, smashing noise
  3. To break or dash into pieces; smash; shatter
fail
To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
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  1. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
  2. To give way or be made otherwise useless as a result of excessive strain:
  3. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt.
go under
(Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
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  1. (Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
  2. To descend into a body of water
  3. (Idiomatic) to go bankrupt, to collapse
fold
(Informal) To give in; buckle:
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  1. (Informal) To give in; buckle:
  2. To bend or press (something) so that one part is over another; double up on itself
  3. (Informal) To fail
fall
(--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
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  1. (--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
  2. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  3. To come forth as if by falling; issue:
go under
(Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
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  1. (Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
  2. To descend into a body of water
  3. (Idiomatic) to go bankrupt, to collapse
surrender
To give up claim to; give over or yield, esp. voluntarily, as in favor of another
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  1. To give up claim to; give over or yield, esp. voluntarily, as in favor of another
  2. To give oneself up to another's power or control, esp. as a prisoner
  3. To give up or abandon:
topple
To totter and fall:
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  1. To totter and fall:
  2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
  3. To fall (over) because or as if top-heavy
breakdown
(Electricity) The abrupt failure of an insulator or insulating medium to restrict the flow of current.
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  1. (Electricity) The abrupt failure of an insulator or insulating medium to restrict the flow of current.
  2. The condition resulting from this:
  3. A failure of health; physical, mental, or emotional collapse
crackup
A crash, as of an airplane
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  1. A crash, as of an airplane
  2. A crash, as one involving an airplane or automobile.
  3. (--- Informal) A mental or physical breakdown; collapse
breakdown
A popular dance originating in the early 1970s, performed to funk music.
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  1. A popular dance originating in the early 1970s, performed to funk music.
  2. A failure to work or function properly
  3. The act or process of failing to function or continue.
crash
A sudden loud noise, as of an object breaking:
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  1. A sudden loud noise, as of an object breaking:
  2. (Computers) A sudden failure of a hard drive caused by damaging contact between the head and the storage surface, often resulting in the loss of data on the drive.
  3. A sudden failure of a program or operating system, usually without serious consequences.
debacle
A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
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  1. A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
  2. A violent flood.
  3. A total, often ludicrous, collapse or failure
smash
A violent breaking of something or the noise made by such breaking:
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  1. A violent breaking of something or the noise made by such breaking:
  2. A heavy blow or collision:
  3. A wreck
smashup
Complete defeat or failure; ruin
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  1. Complete defeat or failure; ruin
  2. A wreck or collision, esp. one that does great damage
  3. A serious collision between vehicles; a wreck.
wreck
The remains of something that has been wrecked, especially an automobile that has crashed:
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  1. The remains of something that has been wrecked, especially an automobile that has crashed:
  2. Something that is dilapidated or worn out:
  3. An automobile or railroad collision or accident:
downfall
The cause of such a fall
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  1. The cause of such a fall
  2. A sudden fall, as from prosperity or power
  3. A sudden, heavy fall, as of snow
fall
A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
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  1. A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
  2. A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
  3. Something that has fallen:
waterloo
Any disastrous or decisive defeat
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  1. Any disastrous or decisive defeat
  2. A final, crushing defeat.
  3. A town of central Belgium near Brussels. Napoleon met his final defeat in the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815).
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  • Would the cabin collapse around them?

  • This only precipitated the collapse, and while Count Tisza voiced Hungarian public opinion in declaring the basis of the Dual system to be shattered, the Yugoslav National Council was transplanted from Ljubljana to Zagreb and strengthened by the inclusion of representatives of all parties (Oct.

  • When the Turkish collapse came, he fled by way of Odessa to Germany.

  • It took every ounce of her willpower not to flee hysterically or give in to the desire to collapse and sob.

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