[ verb ]
■ go to pieces
e.g.)
・The lawn mower finally broke
・The gears wore out
・The old chair finally fell apart completely
→
break
,
bust
,
fall apart
,
wear
,
wear out
[ verb ]
■ fall apart
e.g.)
・the building crumbled after the explosion
・Negotiations broke down
→
break down
,
collapse
,
crumble
,
crumple
,
tumble
[ noun ]
■ a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
e.g.)
・the roof is in danger of collapse
・the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
→
collapse
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