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COLLAPSIBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of collapsing or being collapsed
Example:
a collapsible boat
Synonyms:
collapsable; collapsible
Classified under:
Similar:
foldable; foldaway; folding (capable of being folded up and stored)
telescopic (having parts that slide one within another)
tip-up (constructed so as to tip up or out of the way)
Antonym:
noncollapsible (not capable of collapsing)
Derivation:
collapse (fold or close up)