v 1: fall apart; also used metaphorically: "Negociations broke
down" [syn: crumple, tumble, break down, collapse]
2: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled";
"The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: fall apart]
3: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to
decay" [syn: decay, delapidate]