flop
collapse | the act of throwing yourself down, he landed on the bed with a great flop |
risk
peril
danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
| collapse | a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in, the roof is in danger of collapse, the collapse of the old star under its own gravity |
| gravitational collapse | the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity, the result is a smaller and denser celestial object |
| crash collapse | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) |
| danger | a dangerous place, He moved out of danger |
| danger line | a line beyond which it is dangerous to go |
| danger zone | a dangerous area |
| collapse prostration | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion, the commander's prostration demoralized his men |
| danger | the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury, you are in no danger, there was widespread danger of disease |
| danger | a cause of pain or injury or loss, he feared the dangers of traveling by air |
| clear and present danger | a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged, no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety |
break down
collapse | collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack |
| collapse | lose significance, effectiveness, or value, The school system is collapsing, The stock market collapsed |
crack up
crack
crock up
break up collapse | suffer a nervous breakdown |
collapse
fall in
cave in
give d give way break b founder | break down, literally or metaphorically, The wall collapsed, The business collapsed, The dam broke, The roof collapsed, The wall gave in, The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice |
| collapse burst | cause to burst, The ice broke the pipe |
crumble
crumple
tumble break down
collapse | fall apart, the building crumbled after the explosion, Negotiations broke down |
| collapse | fold or close up, fold up your umbrella, collapse the music stand |