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(noun) flop
the act of throwing yourself down
he landed on the bed with a great flop
(noun) crash
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
(noun) prostration
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
the commander's prostration demoralized his men
(verb) break down
collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
(verb) break up, crack, crack up, crock up
suffer a nervous breakdown
(verb) founder, fall in, break, cave in, give, give way
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
(verb) burst
cause to burst
The ice broke the pipe
(verb) break down, crumble, crumple, tumble
fall apart
the building crumbled after the explosion; Negotiations broke down