English Explanatory Dictionary

cave in

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To collapse inward or downward.
  2. To cause to collapse inward or downward.
  3. To relent; to grant approval against one's initial will.
noun
  1. Misspelling of cave-in.

Pronunciation

en-au-cave in.ogg

Word forms

cave in caves in caving in caved in cave-in

Synonyms

cave break fall in give way crush stave stave in assent give in give up relinquish yield comply acquiesce

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 落磐 Danish: falde sammen Danish: styrte sammen Dutch: afkalven Finnish: sortua Finnish: romahtaa French: s'effondrer French: s'affaisser Galician: afundir German: einbrechen German: zusammenbrechen Japanese: 凹む Japanese: 倒れる Japanese: 窪む Khmer: ស្រុត Norwegian Bokmål: gi etter Norwegian Bokmål: kollapse Norwegian Bokmål: bryte sammen Norwegian Bokmål: knele Polish: uginać się Polish: ugiąć się Romanian: prăbuși Russian: обваливаться Russian: обрушаться
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