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cave in

vb (intr, adverb)

1. to collapse; subside

2. informal to yield completely, esp under pressure

3. the sudden collapse of a roof, piece of ground, etc, into a hollow beneath it; subsidence

4. (Mining & Quarrying) the site of such a collapse, as at a mine or tunnel

5. informal an instance of yielding completely, esp under pressure

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Noun	1.	cave in - the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it subsidence collapse - a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"
Verb	1.	cave in - 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" collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" implode, go off - burst inward; "The bottle imploded" abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations" buckle, crumple - fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" flop - fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair" break - curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke" slide down, slump, sink - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" collapse, burst - cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"

cave

noun

A hollow beneath the earth's surface:

cavern, grotto.

phrasal verb
cave in

1. To fall in:

buckle, collapse, crumple, give, go.

Idiom: give way.

2. To suddenly lose all health or strength:

break (down), collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb.

Informal: crack up.

Slang: conk out.

Idiom: give way.

Translations

يَنْهار،يَتَقَوَّض

propadnout sezřítit se

einstürzen

effondrer

beomlik

hrynja

styrte sammen

prepadnúť sa

çökmekgöçmek

坍方塌陷

w>cave in

(= collapse) (roof, wall) → einstürzen; (fig: scheme etc) → zusammenbrechen

(inf: = surrender, yield) → nachgeben, kapitulieren

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cave

(keiv) noun

a large natural hollow in rock or in the earth. The children explored the caves.

ˈcaveman (-mӕn) noun

in prehistoric times, a person who lived in a cave. Cavemen dressed in the skins of animals.

cave in

(of walls etc) to collapse.

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