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cave in

vb (intr, adverb)
1.to collapse; subside
2.informal to yield completely, esp under pressure
n
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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cave in - the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
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"
Verb1.cave in - break down, literally or metaphoricallycave 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"
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"
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cave

noun
A hollow beneath the earth's surface:
phrasal verb
cave in
1.To fall in:
Idiom:give way.
2.To suddenly lose all health or strength:
Informal:crack up.
Slang:conk out.
Idiom:give way.
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Translations
يَنْهار،يَتَقَوَّض
propadnout sezřítit se
beomlik
hrynja
prepadnúť sa
çökmekgöçmek

w>cave in

vi
(= collapse)(roof, wall) →einstürzen; (fig:scheme etc) →zusammenbrechen
(inf:= surrender, yield) →nachgeben,kapitulieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cave

(keiv) noun
a large natural hollow in rock or in the earth.The children explored the caves. grotكَهْف пещера gruta jeskyně die Höhle huleσπηλιάcueva,caverna koobas غار luolagrotteמערה गुफा špilja barlang gua hellircaverna,grotta ほら穴 동굴 urvas ala guagrotgrotte,hulejaskinia سمڅ، سمڅه، غار: په سياسى حزب كې انشعاب كوونكى-اقليت: په سمځه كې استو ګنهgruta peş­terăпещера jaskyňa jama, votlina pećina grotta, håla ถ้ำmağara 山洞 печера غار hang động山洞
ˈcaveman (-mӕn) noun
in prehistoric times, a person who lived in a cave.Cavemen dressed in the skins of animals. grotbewoner ساكِنُ الكُهوف пещерняк homem das cavernas jeskynní člověk der Höhlenmensch hulemand άνθρωπος των σπηλαίων hombre de las cavernas koopaelanik انسان غارنشین luolamieshomme des cavernes אִיש מְעֲרוֹת गुहामानव, गुफावासी špiljski čovjek barlanglakó orang gua steinaldarmaður, hellisbúicavernicolo 穴居人 동굴인 urvinis žmogus alu cilvēks orang zaman batuholbewonerhuleboer,steinaldermann jaskiniowiec په سمځه کی استوګنه homem das cavernas om al cavernelor пещерный человек jaskynný človek jamski človek pećinski čovek grottmänniska มนุษย์ในยุคหินที่อาศัยอยู่ในถ้ำ mağara adamı (史前時代)穴居人 печерна людина غاروں میں رہنے والا آدمی người ở hang （石器时代）穴居人
cave in
(of wallsetc) to collapse. instort يَنْهار،يَتَقَوَّض срутвам се desmoronar zřítit se; propadnout seeinstürzen styrte sammen; skride sammenκαταρρέωderrumbarse,desplomarse sisse varisema فرو ریختن sortuas'effondrer לְהִתמוֹטֵט दीवारों इत्यादि का अंदर धंस जाना urušenje beomlik runtuh hrynjacrollare,franare くずれ落ちる 함몰되다 įkristi iebrukt; iegrimt robohinstortenstyrte sammen zapadać się سمڅه desmoronar a se pră­buşi обваливаться prepadnúť sa zrušiti se urušiti se störta in, rasa การพังทลายลงçökmek, göçmek 坍陷 утворювати западини باز آنا ، ہار ماننا sụp đổ 塌陷，坍方
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.


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