cave in English

Meaning cave in meaning

What does cave in mean?

cave in

— verb (= collapse, give, break) 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

— noun the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

Synonyms cave in synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as cave in?

cave in English » English

collapse

fall

fall in

sink

give way

fall down

subside

give

founder

break

tumble down

subsidence

sink in

sag

fail

crumble

yield to

yield

tumble-down

trap

subduce

split

sink into

sink down

shrink

retreat

relent

recede

moulder

molder

lapse

indulge

indentation

go to pieces

give way to

give in

fall back

fall apart

ebb

draw back

deteriorate

depression

defer to

crush

crash

concave

climb down

cavity

break down

bow

Topics cave in topics

What do people use cave in to talk about?

Physical actions Move Move in a direction Move down

Fall

• What words refer to a building falling?
  fall down collapse fall in cave in

Physical actions Divide into pieces

Dig

• What words refer to digging?
  dig mine excavate tunnel burrow unearth undermine cave in bulldoze shovel out scoop scratch out scrape drill dredge sink (a hole)