Collapse and Hold up

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Collapse

Collapse verb - To fall down or in as a result of physical pressure.
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Hold up is an antonym for collapse.
Nearby Words: collapsed, collapsing, collapsible, collapsable

Hold up

Hold up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Usage example: the air conditioner held up this year, but it's not going to make it through another summer
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Collapse is an antonym for hold up.
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  • Trash the Set Liv and Maddie: Towards the end of the Season 3 finale "Californi-a-Rooney", the tower in Joey and Parker's hideout that is revealed to hold up the whole house falls apart, causing the entire house to collapse.
    Source: Trash the Set
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Hold up and Collapse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/hold_up
Collapse & Hold up. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/hold_up>.
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