Collapse - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 26/05/2023

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Collapse.

5 letter answer(s) to collapse

BURST
  1. a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"
  2. a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
  3. be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
  4. break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
  5. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
  6. cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
  7. come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
  8. emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view"
  9. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
  10. move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"
  11. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
CRASH
  1. (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"
  2. a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"
  3. a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
  4. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
  5. break violently or noisily; smash;
  6. cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"
  7. enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!"
  8. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
  9. hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
  10. make a sudden loud sound; "the waves c

6 letter answer(s) to collapse

CAVEIN

7 letter answer(s) to collapse

CRUMPLE
  1. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
  2. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
  3. fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"
  4. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
DEFLATE
  1. become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
  2. collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
  3. produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
  4. reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
  5. reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
  6. release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"

4 letter answer(s) to collapse

FALL
  1. a downward slope or bend
  2. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
  3. a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
  4. a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"
  5. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
  6. a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
  7. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
  8. assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
  9. Autumn
  10. be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
  11. be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
FLOP
  1. a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
  2. an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second"
  3. exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
  4. fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"
  5. fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
  6. fall suddenly and abruptly
  7. someone who is unsuccessful
  8. the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
  9. with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
GIVE
  1. accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
  2. afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
  3. allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
  4. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
  5. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
  6. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
  7. bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"
  8. break down, literally or metaphorically;
  9. bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
  10. cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
  11. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
  12. consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to

8 letter answer(s) to collapse

FALLDOWN
FALLFLAT

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