Dictionary

cave in en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of cave-in.
   alt of cave-in

cave in en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (intransitive) To collapse inward or downward.
   • It was to assist in the filling-in of the tunnel on the disused Patricroft-Clifton Junction line, which was the scene of a disaster in 1953 when part, below some houses in Swinton, caved in. 1955 June, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: London Midland Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 439:
   • The roof caved in under the weight of the snow.
2. (transitive) To cause to collapse inward or downward.
   • He caved in the side of the barrel with a single well-placed kick.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To relent; to grant approval against one's initial will.
   • Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in. 2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations”, in RAIL, number 972, page 46:
   • After he asked me a few times, I finally caved in and had a slice of cake.

Forms

Synonyms

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

Translations (56)

fi antaa myöten ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · es ceder ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · da kollapse ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · fi romahtaa ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · pl ugiąć ((transitive) to cause to collapse inward or downward) · be даваць слабіну ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · ro ceda ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · de nachgeben ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · ru давать слабину ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · nb gi opp ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · nb resignere ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · pl uginać ((transitive) to cause to collapse inward or downward) · fi alistua ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · nb kapitulere ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · be паддацца ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · fi myöntyä ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · ja 窪む ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · ru обрушаться ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · pl zgiąć ((transitive) to cause to collapse inward or downward) · de einbrechen ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · fi sortua ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · cmn 落磐 ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · be паддавацца ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · nb knele ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · pl ugiąć się ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · ru прогибаться ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · gl afundir ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · fr s'affaisser ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · nb bryte sammen ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · nb gi etter ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · pl uginać się ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · da styrte sammen ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · nb kollapse ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · ru сдаваться ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · pl zginać ((transitive) to cause to collapse inward or downward) · pl uginać się ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · fi taipua ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · ru уступaть ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · nl afkalven ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · da bryde sammen ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · da falde sammen ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · fr s'effondrer ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · cmn 屈服 ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · pl poddawać się ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · ja 倒れる ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · be даць слабіну ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · pl ugiąć się ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · ja 凹む ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · fr s'effondrer ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · pl poddać się ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · km ស្រុត ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · ru поддаваться давлению ((intransitive) to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) · ro prăbuși ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · fr enfoncer ((transitive) to cause to collapse inward or downward) · ru обваливаться ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward) · de zusammenbrechen ((intransitive) to collapse inward or downward)