潰れる

Meaning

1. v1vi
   to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse
2. v1vi
   to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse
3. v1vi
   to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up
4. v1vi
   to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning
5. v1vi
   to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted
6. v1vi
   to be missed (of a chance); to be lost
7. v1vi
   to be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)
8. v1vi
   to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull
9. v1vi
   to get dead drunk

Example sentences

• 「あれ？ここにパン屋さんなかった？」「それなら、とっくの昔に潰れちゃったよ」「うそ、いつの間に？」「半年前ぐらいかな」

  "Huh, didn't the bakery store use to be here?" "Oh, it went bankrupt a while ago." "Really? When did that happen?" "I think it was about half a year ago."

• わぁ、カバンの中でバナナが潰れてるよ。

  Aw man! My banana got squished in my bag.

• 梱包は潰れてたけど、中身は無事だったよ。

  The packaging was crushed, but the contents were ok.