_:b6311623 . . . _:b6311624 "One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below."@en . . . _:b6311624 . "4" . . _:b6311622 "(intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force."@en . _:b6311622 . . _:b6311623 "1992, Garry Wills, \u201Cprologue\u201D, in Lincoln at Gettysburg, page 21:"@en . . . _:b6311623 "A soldier noticed how earth \"gave\" as he walked over the shallow trenches."@en .