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Definition of Cave in
1. Verb. Break down, literally or metaphorically. "The business is going to cave in "; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Go Off, Implode, Buckle, Crumple, Flop, Break, Sink, Slide Down, Slump
Related verbs: Abandon, Give Up, Burst, Collapse
Derivative terms: Collapse, Collapse
2. Noun. The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it.
Definition of Cave in
1. Noun. The act of something collapsing or caving in. ¹
2. Noun. The location where something has caved in. ¹
3. Noun. (idiomatic) The act of relenting. ¹
4. Verb. To collapse inward or downward. ¹
5. Verb. (idiomatic) To relent; to acquiesce; to comply; to grant approval; to lose willpower. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cave In
Literary usage of Cave in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Thus we read " the cave in the field of the Machpelah" in Gen., xxiii, 17, 19;
xlix, 30; 1, 13, "the cave of the Machpelah" is twice mentioned (xxiii, 9; ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"... to the occurrence of human remains in Mercer's cave in Calaveras County, and
in the Stone Man cave in Shasta County, under conditions which certainly ..."
3. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie (1821)
"Mv DEAR SIR, SINCE my last from Winchester, I have visited the cave in Augusta,
and the Natural bridge in the county to which it has given a name. ..."
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