Collapse
Knock
Knock noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.
Usage example: the geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings
Collapse and knock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead the word "Knock" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| simple | simple collapse | simple knock |
| nasty | nasty collapse | nasty knock |
| actual | actual collapse | actual knock |
| sudden | sudden collapse | sudden knock |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Elloise slaps her around the face to try and knock some sense into her, which instead causes her head to collapse in on itself.
Source: Film / Body Melt -
The boss will simply reveal that he is Not Left Handed and summon his Cutscene Power to the Max to knock your party senseless, if your party members didn't already collapse from their own exhaustion.
Source: Hopeless Boss Fight -
It's not too hard, but the two platforms on both sides of the field periodically collapse into bottomless pits, making it very possible for a chemical projectile to knock you into the pink water ("Mega Mack") below.
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