adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in absolutely, plainSynonyms & Near Synonymsall all of all over altogether clean completely dead enough entire entirely even exactly fast flat full fully heartily out perfectly plumb [chiefly dialect] quite soundly thoroughly through and through totally utterly well wholly wideAntonyms & Near Antonyms
collapse
collapsed; collapsing
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure //a blood vessel that collapsed
- : to break down completely : disintegrate //… his case had collapsed in a mass of legal wreckage … — Erle Stanley Gardner
- : to cave or fall in or give way //The bridge collapsed.
- : to suddenly lose force, significance, effectiveness, or worth //fears that the currency may collapse
- : to break down in vital energy, stamina, or self-control through exhaustion or disease //I came home from work and collapsed on the sofa.especially : to fall helpless or unconscious
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