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(col-lapse) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to fall down suddenly or give way.

Example Sentence

These chairs collapse so they are easy to store in the closet.

More Example Sentences

The fainting person may collapse on the floor.

Synonyms

fall; cave-in; breakdown

Antonyms

rise; succeed; build

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Rhymes

  • apps
  • apse
  • cap's
  • capps
  • caps
  • chaps
  • claps
  • crapps
  • craps
  • flaps
  • gap's
  • gaps
  • japs
  • kappes
  • kaps
  • knapp's
  • lapps
  • laps
  • lapse
  • maps
  • naps
  • raps
  • saps
  • schnapps
  • scraps
  • slaps
  • snaps
  • straps
  • taps
  • traps
  • wraps
  • yaps
  • zaps

  • collapse
  • elapse
  • perhaps
  • relapse
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