collapse

n. நொறுங்குதல், தகர்வு, முறிவு, தளர்ந்து வீழ்தல், மடங்கல், வீழ்ச்சி, (வி.) சுருங்கு, மூடு, முறிந்து உள்விழு, தகர்ந்துபோ, அழிந்துபோ, மனம் இடிந்துபோ.

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Col*lapse", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Collapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Collapsing] Etym: [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to collapse; col- + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse.] 1. To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses. A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it. Maunder. 2. To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance. Col*lapse", n. 1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel. 2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown. [Colloq.] 3. (Med.) Defn: Extreme depression or sudden failing o

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