- collapse the music stand.
- fold up your umbrella.
- he landed on the bed with a great flop.
- Negotiations broke down.
- the building crumbled after the explosion.
- The business collapsed.
- the collapse of the old star under its own gravity.
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men.
- The dam broke.
- The ice broke the pipe.
- The roof collapsed.
- The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice.
- the roof is in danger of collapse.
- The school system is collapsing.
- The stock market collapsed.
- The wall collapsed.
- The wall gave in.