Collapse and Trip

Collapse

Collapse verb - To fall down or in as a result of physical pressure.

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

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

Usage example: tripped over a chair and landed on her face

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

Nearby Words: tripping, tripper

full	full collapse	full trip
simple	simple collapse	simple trip
actual	actual collapse	actual trip
entire	entire collapse	entire trip
Other adjectives: massive, quick, final, accidental, later, subsequent, literal, said, recent, resulting, virtual.

Shooting them with non-shotgun rounds will generally make them recoil in pain, trip, or collapse to the ground if killed.

Source: Blown Across the Room
In "Sonic Rainboom" Rarity's mission to provide moral support for Rainbow Dash suddenly turns into Rarity's runaway ego trip that only hastens Dash's collapse into a quivering nervous wreck.

Source: Nice Job Breaking It Hero / Western Animation
In the episode "Fizbo," after Phil flees the ER lobby because of his fear of clowns, right when the camera is focusing on Claire in the foreground you can see him trip over a wheelchair and collapse onto the floor.

Source: Series / Modern Family

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