Collapse
Collapse verb - To fall down or in as a result of physical pressure.
Usage example: the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people
Give is a synonym for collapse in break down topic. In some cases you can use "Give" instead a verb "Collapse", when it comes to topics like cave in, explosion.
How words are described
| utter | utter collapse | utter give |
| instant | instant collapse | instant give |
| total | total collapse | total give |
| simple | simple collapse | simple give |
| Other adjectives: social, moral, major, later, awesome. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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More than that, the DVD commentary says that Donnie's purpose was to give the plane engine a reason for existing, preventing the collapse of the universe.
Source: Butterfly of Doom -
Corpsing: During the scenes when the soldiers collapse at Fort Knox, in one scene a soldiers head collides with another as they colapse and you can see him give a wide smile.
Source: Film / Goldfinger - One day they are smuggling a haul and they give the horses too much alcohol and the horses collapse.
Source: Shaggy Dog Story / Film
Cite this Source
Give and Collapse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/give
Collapse & Give. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/give>.
Give or Collapse. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/give.
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