Sinking vs Collapse - What's the difference?
sinking | collapse |
The act or process of sinking.
* 1857 , Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
To fall down suddenly; to cave in
* Maunder
To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely
To fold compactly
(cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
To cause something to collapse.
To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint
The act of collapsing
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 21
, author=Jonathan Jurejko
, title=Newcastle 3-0 Stoke
, work=BBC Sport
Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset)
As verbs the difference between sinking and collapse
is that sinking is while collapse is to fall down suddenly; to cave in.As nouns the difference between sinking and collapse
is that sinking is the act or process of sinking while collapse is the act of collapsing.sinking
English
Verb
(head)Derived terms
* like rats from a sinking shipNoun
(en noun)- I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.
- We must endeavour to realize a succession of gradual sinkings or depressions into deep water, alternating with gradual emergings into shallows, and eventually a gradual continued lifting of the whole district
collapse
English
(wikipedia collapse)Verb
(collaps)- A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.
- Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse .
- Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
- The exhausted singer collapsed onstage and had to be taken to the hospital.
Derived terms
* collapsibleNoun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The top six are assured of continental competition and after making a statement of intent against Stoke, it would take a dramatic collapse for Newcastle to surrender their place.}}