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cave in:Part of the roof has caved in.

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fail:He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail.

fold:2,500 small businesses were folding each week.

founder:The talks have foundered.

break down:Talks with business leaders broke down last night.

fall through:The deal fell through.

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faint:She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted.

crumple:He immediately crumpled to the floor.

pass out:He felt sick and dizzy and then passed out.

keel over:He then keeled over and fell flat on his back.

black out:Samadov said that he felt so ill that he blacked out.

col|laps|ible /kəlæ ps I b ^ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A collapsible object is designed to be folded flat when it is not being used. □  …a collapsible chair.

col|lar /kɒ lə ^r / (collars , collaring , collared )

1 N‑COUNT The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over. □  His tie was pulled loose and his collar hung open. □  …a coat with a huge fake fur collar.

2 → see also blue-collar , dog-collar , white-collar

3 N‑COUNT A collar is a band of leather or plastic which is put round the neck of a dog or cat.

4 VERB If you collar someone who has done something wrong or who is running away, you catch them and hold them so that they cannot escape. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him at the ticket barrier.

collar|bone /kɒ lə ^r boʊn/ (collarbones ) in BRIT, also use collar bone N‑COUNT Your collarbones are the two long bones which run from throat to your shoulders. □  Harold had a broken collarbone.

col|lar|less /kɒ lə ^r ləs/ ADJ [ADJ n] A collarless shirt or jacket has no collar.

col|late /kəle I t/ (collates , collating , collated ) VERB When you collate pieces of information, you gather them all together and examine them. □ [V n] Roberts has spent much of his working life collating the data on which the study was based. ●  col|la|tion /kəle I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] Many countries have no laws governing the collation of personal information.

col|lat|er|al /kəlæ tərəl/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft as N ] Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan. [FORMAL ] □  Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.

col|la t|er|al da m|age N‑UNCOUNT Collateral damage is accidental injury to non-military people or damage to non-military buildings which occurs during a military operation. □  To minimize collateral damage, maximum precision in bombing was required.

col|league ◆◆◇ /kɒ liːg/ (colleagues ) N‑COUNT [oft with poss] Your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job. □  A colleague urged him to see a psychiatrist, but Faulkner refused. SYNONYMS colleague NOUN

partner:He's a partner in a Chicago law firm.

associate:…the restaurant owner's business associates.

workmate:My workmates didn't want me to leave.

col|lect ◆◆◇ /kəle kt/ (collects , collecting , collected )

1 VERB If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people. □ [V n] Two young girls were collecting firewood. □ [be V -ed] 1.5 million signatures have been collected.