| v. |
| [1] |
collapse
,
drop (down)
,
fall (down)
,
tumble
,
topple
,
plump down
,
plop down
,
flounce down
|
| [2] |
flap
,
wave
,
swing
|
| [3] |
fail
,
fall flat
,
come to naught/nothing
,
founder
,
(Colloq) fold
,
(US) bomb
|
| [4] |
fall through
,
fall flat
,
founder
|
|
| n. |
| [1] |
floating-point operation
|
| [2] |
dud
,
washout
|
| [3] |
bust
,
fizzle
|
| [4] |
collapse
,
failure
,
fiasco
,
disaster
,
non-starter
,
debacle
,
(US) fizzle
,
(Colloq) dud
,
washout
,
clanger
,
(US) lead balloon
,
bomb
,
(Slang) lemon
,
(Brit) cock-up
,
damp squib
|
|
| adv. |
|
