English

Alternative spellings
cave-in

Noun
en-noun|sg=cave in

1. The act of something collapsing or caving in.

#:We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.

1. The location where something has caved in.

#:We couldn't get past the cave in blocking the tunnel.

1. idiom The act of relenting.

#:It was a cave in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.

Synonyms
(act of collapse): breakage, collapse, rockfall
(site of a collapse): blockage, collapse, rockfall
(act of relenting): acquiescence, consent, sellout

Verb
en-verb|caves in|caving in|caved in|caved in

1. To collapse inward or downward.

#:The roof caved in under the weight of the snow.
#:He caved-in the side of the barrel with a single well-placed kick.

1. idiom To relent; to acquiesce; to comply; to grant approval; to lose willpower.

#:I finally caved in and had a slice of cake.

Synonyms
(to collapse in or down): break, crush, give way, stave, stave in
(to acquiesce): assent, give in, give up, relinquish, yield

Translations
trans-top|to collapse inward or downward
Finnish: sortua, romahtaa
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trans-top|to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.
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Category:English phrasal verbs

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