lysähtää — meaning in English

English meaning

• collapse verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
• flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
• slump verb To sit or stand with a drooping, heavy posture, often from tiredness.

Senses

lysähtää is used for these senses in English:

• collapse (intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
• flop (intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
• slump (transitive, slang) To cause to collapse; to hit hard; to render unconscious; to kill.

collapse — full definition

1. verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
2. verb To fail suddenly and completely.
3. verb To suddenly fall to the ground, typically from exhaustion, illness, or fainting.
4. verb To fold something into a smaller, more compact shape.

flop — full definition

1. verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
2. verb To fail completely, especially of a film, product, or performance.
3. noun A complete failure.

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