concertina vs collapse

collapse vs concertina

concertina and collapse both are nouns.

concertina and collapse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
concertina	Yes	No	Yes	No
collapse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, collapse is a hypernym of concertina; that is, collapse is a word with a broader meaning than concertina:

concertina: collapse like a concertina
collapse: fold or close up

concertina (noun)	collapse (noun)
free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds	the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle	a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
	a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
	an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

concertina (verb)	collapse (verb)
collapse like a concertina	collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
	lose significance, effectiveness, or value
	suffer a nervous breakdown
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	fold or close up
	fall apart
	cause to burst

Difference between concertina and collapse

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