Cave-in Definition

kāvĭn
cave-ins
noun
A collapse, as of a tunnel or structure.
American Heritage
A place where the ground, a mine, etc. has caved in.
Webster's New World
An act or instance of caving in.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of cave in.
Wiktionary
The location where something has caved in.
We couldn't get past the cave in blocking the tunnel.
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verb
Alternative spelling of cave in.
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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.
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(idiomatic) To relent; to acquiesce; to comply; to grant approval; to lose willpower.

I finally caved in and had a slice of cake.
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Other Word Forms of Cave-in

Noun

Singular:
cave-in
Plural:
cave-ins

Cave-in Sentence Examples

  • They had to work it out, and if she made love to him tonight, she'd cave in for sure.

  • On the right bank, near this bridge, is the cave in which Wallace concealed himself after killing Hezelrig and which still bears his name.

  • Neither does he refer in any way to the famous cave in which, according to the Ignatian myth, the Spiritual Exercises were written.

  • Numerous large caves exist in the mountains; among the most remarkable are the famous Idaean cave in Psiloriti, the caves of Melidoni, in Mylopotamo, and Sarchu, in llalevisi, which sheltered hundreds of refugees after the insurrection of 1866, and the Dictaean cave in Lassithi, the birth-place of Zeus.

  • His last days were spent in a cave in the parish of Sorn, near his birthplace, and there he died in 1686, worn out by hardship and privation.

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