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collapse/fall etc. in a heap — collapse/fall (etc.) in a heap : to fall very suddenly to the ground and lie there Overcome by heat exhaustion, he collapsed/fell in a heap. • • • Main Entry: ↑heap … Useful english dictionary
fall in a heap — collapse, fall, etc. in a ˈheap idiom to fall down heavily and not move • He collapsed in a heap on the floor. Main entry: ↑heapidiom … Useful english dictionary
collapse in a heap — collapse, fall, etc. in a ˈheap idiom to fall down heavily and not move • He collapsed in a heap on the floor. Main entry: ↑heapidiom … Useful english dictionary
heap — heap1 [hi:p] n [: Old English;] 1.) a large untidy pile of things ▪ a rubbish heap heap of ▪ There was a heap of stones where the building used to be. in a heap ▪ The envelopes for posting lay in a heap on her desk. ▪ We piled the branches into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fall — v 1. descend, come or go down, drop down, gravitate, sink; slip, slide, backslide; trip, trip over one s own feet, stumble, fall down, take a spill, tumble; go head over heels, pitch, plunge, plummet, dive, take a nosedive; drop, plop, plump, Inf … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
collapse — [c]/kəˈlæps / (say kuh laps) verb (collapsed, collapsing) –verb (i) 1. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: the roof collapsed. 2. to be made so that parts can be folded, placed, etc., together: this card table collapses. 3. to break down; come… …
collapse — col|lapse1 [ kə læps ] verb ** ▸ 1 fall down suddenly ▸ 2 fail or stop existing ▸ 3 fall because sick/tired ▸ 4 be folded/taken apart ▸ 5 (make) lose air inside ▸ 6 start laughing 1. ) intransitive if a building or other structure collapses, it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
collapse */*/ — I UK [kəˈlæps] / US verb Word forms collapse : present tense I/you/we/they collapse he/she/it collapses present participle collapsing past tense collapsed past participle collapsed 1) [intransitive] if a building or other structure collapses, it… … English dictionary
heap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, large ▪ little, small ▪ crumpled ▪ ash (AmE … Collocations dictionary
heap — 1 noun (C) 1 a large untidy pile of things: a rubbish heap (+ of): heaps of dead leaves | in heaps: Dirty clothes lay in heaps on the floor. 2 heaps of informal a lot of something: Don t worry, we ve got heaps of time. 3 humorous an old car that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
