collapse under



collapse under someone or something

to cave in under the weight of someone or something. The grandstand collapsed under the weight of the spectators. The bridge collapsed from the force of the flood.
See also: collapse

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Klimentklee-MYENT (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Martinomahr-TEE-noItalian
Elior-Hebrew
MaksymMAHK-sim (Polish)Ukrainian, Polish
Ines-Italian, Slovene, Croatian
Masozi-Southern African, Tumbuka