Collapse and Slip

Collapse

Collapse verb - To be unsuccessful.

Usage example: the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence

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Slip and collapse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slip" instead the word "Collapse" as a verb or a noun.

Slip verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.

Usage example: be careful not to slip on the spilled oil

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Collapse and slip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead the word "Slip" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: slipped, slipup, slipping, slipper, slippy

full	full collapse	full slip
sheer	sheer collapse	sheer slip
simple	simple collapse	simple slip
nasty	nasty collapse	nasty slip
Other adjectives: massive, slow, major, final, temporary, accidental, inevitable, so-called, literal.

Things will always collapse into a parkour obstacle course for the Prince and a series of cracks and holes in the wall for Farah to slip through.

Source: Video Game / Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The grail itself didnt kill her, but the temples collapse set up a dangerous Take My Hand scenario where she was too tempted to reach for it, causing her to slip from Indys hold and fall to her death.

Source: Artifact of Death

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