cave-in

See also: cave in

English

Etymology

Deverbal from cave in.

Noun

cave-in (plural cave-ins)

The act of something collapsing or caving in.
Synonyms: breakage, collapse, rockfall

We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.
The location where something has caved in.
Synonyms: blockage, collapse, rockfall

We couldn't get past the cave-in blocking the tunnel.
(idiomatic) The act of relenting.
Synonyms: acquiescence, consent, sellout

It was a cave-in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.

Translations

the act of something collapsing or caving in

Chinese:
Mandarin: 落磐 (luòpán)
Danish: sammenstyrtning c
Finnish: sortuma
French: éboulement (fr) m
Galician: afundimento (gl) m
Portuguese: desmoronar (pt)
Russian: обва́л (ru) m (obvál), зава́л (ru) m (zavál)

the location where something has caved in

Finnish: sortuma
French: éboulement (fr) m
Russian: обва́л (ru) m (obvál), зава́л (ru) m (zavál)

the act of relenting

Finnish: myöntyminen (fi), taipuminen (fi)

Verb

cave-in

Misspelling of cave in.

Anagrams

Ivanec, cevian, incave

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