COLLAPSE

/kəˈlæps/
12
Scrabble
16
WWF
C(3) O(1) L(1) L(1) A(1) P(3) S(1) E(1)
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Definition

/kəˈlæps/
noun
  1. The act of collapsing.
    “She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor.”
  2. Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).
verb
  1. To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
  2. To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
    “Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.”
  3. To fold compactly.

Source: Wiktionary

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