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Verb
S:
(v)
collapse (collapse%2:38:00::)
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fall in (fall_in%2:38:00::)
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cave in (cave_in%2:38:00::)
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give (give%2:38:13::)
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give way (give_way%2:38:01::)
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break (break%2:38:11::)
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founder (founder%2:38:00::)
(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"
S:
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fall in (fall_in%2:41:02::)
(to take one's place in a military formation or line)
"Troops fall in!"
S:
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join (join%2:41:00::)
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fall in (fall_in%2:41:00::)
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get together (get_together%2:41:02::)
(become part of; become a member of a group or organization)
"He joined the Communist Party as a young man"