collapse vs gain

collapse

verb
  • To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in. 

  • To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely. 

  • To fold compactly. 

  • To hide additional directory (folder) levels below the selected directory (folder) levels. When a folder contains no additional folders, a minus sign (-) appears next to the folder. 

  • To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint. 

  • For several batsmen to get out in quick succession 

  • To cause something to collapse. 

noun
  • Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset). 

  • The act of collapsing. 

gain

verb
  • To reach. 

  • To increase. 

  • To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate. 

  • To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual. 

  • To put on weight. 

  • To run fast. 

  • To acquire possession of. 

  • To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress. 

noun
  • The thing or things gained. 

  • The factor by which a signal is multiplied. 

  • The act of gaining; acquisition. 

  • A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam. 

adj
  • Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous. 

  • Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap. 

adv
  • Tolerably; fairly. 

  • Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately. 

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