About The Word Cave in

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Cave in

Cave in Meaning & Definition
Cave in Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cave in?

[n] the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
[v] break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cave in: break | collapse | fall in | founder | give | give way | subsidence

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cave in: back down | bowl | breach | break | break down | break in | break into | break off combat | break open | break through | breakdown | breaking up | breakup | burst in | bust in | cataclysm | catastrophe | cave | cease resistance | collapse | come apart | come unstuck | concave | conk out | crack-up | crash | crumble | cup | debacle | decline | deflate | deflation | disaster | dish | disintegrate | droop | drop | fade | fail | faint | fall in | fizzle out | flag | flop | flop down | flump | flump down | fold | fold up | force open | founder | give ground | give in | give out | give up | give way | go down | go downhill | go soft | go to pieces | hit the skids | hollow | hollow out | implode | implosion | languish | lapse | lower | peg out | peter out | pine | plop | plop down | plump | poop out | prize open | prostration | puncture | quit the field | rupture | sag | set | settle | settle down | shipwreck | sink | sink down | slouch | slump | slump down | smash | smashup | split open | stove in | submerge | subside | succumb | swag | sway | tear open | topple | topple down | topple over | total loss | totter | washout | weaken | wear away | wear thin | wilt | wrack | wreck | yield

See Also | buckle | change | collapse | crumple | flop | go off | implode | sink | slide down | slump

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