καταρρέω — meaning in English

English meaning

• collapse verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
• crumple verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
• founder noun A person who establishes an organization, company, or institution.
• keel noun The main structural beam running along the bottom of a ship's hull, from front to back.

Senses

καταρρέω is used for these senses in English:

• break down (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
• collapse (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
• crumple (transitive) To cause to collapse.
• crumple (intransitive, figurative) To collapse; to surrender.
• defeat (transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
• fold (intransitive, business) Of a company, to cease to trade.
• founder (intransitive, especially, of horses) To fall; to stumble and go lame.
• keel (intransitive, followed by "over") to collapse, to fall

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.

crumple — full definition

1. verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
2. verb To collapse, give way, or fall apart, often suddenly.

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