implode

3 definitions • 4 examples

to fall towards the inside with force:

The vacuum inside the tube caused it to implode when the external air pressure was increased.

to fail suddenly and completely and be unable to operate:

Their economy is in danger of imploding.

to fail suddenly and completely:

His campaign imploded during the summer amid charges of mismanagement and overspending.

an economy/industry/market implodes When contracts for the new bridge were being negotiated, the American steel industry imploded.