Collapse and Jam

Collapse

Collapse verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.
Usage example: the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey

Jam and collapse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jam" instead a verb "Collapse".

Jam

Jam verb - To fit (people or things) into a tight space.

Collapse and jam are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead a verb "Jam".

Nearby Word: jamming

How words are described

full full collapse full jam
simple simple collapse simple jam
actual actual collapse actual jam
real real collapse real jam
Other adjectives: massive, slow, impressive, major, epic, inevitable, sudden, financial.

Common collocations

time collapse time jam time
face collapse face jam face
head collapse head jam head

Both words in one sentence

  • Light Novel / A Certain Magical Index Most of the nuns collapse clutching their heads and screaming in agony until they jam pens in their ears to puncture their eardrums so they can't hear it.
  • Music / *NSYNC In May 1999, Lance collapsed following the filming of Summer Jam, a televised concert on ABC, and it was discovered that Lance had an undiagnosed heart condition and that the collapse was caused by a heart murmur triggered by stress and general exhaustion.
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