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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : keyv-in
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪvˌɪn



Definition of cave in

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French cave "a cave, vault, cellar" (12c.), from Latin cavea "hollow" (place), noun use of neuter plural of adjective cavus "hollow," from PIE root *keue- "a swelling, arch, cavity" (see cumulus). Replaced Old English eorðscrafu. First record of cave man is 1865.
  • As in collapse : noun downfall, breakdown
  • As in damage : noun injury, loss
  • As in descent : noun moving down; lowering
  • As in indent : verb make a space; push in slightly
  • As in kowtow : verb grovel
  • As in assent : verb agree
  • As in back down : verb back off
  • As in relent : verb die down; let up
  • As in retreat : verb pull back, go away
  • As in sag : verb droop
  • As in accede : verb agree or consent
  • As in sink : verb fall in, go under
  • As in slump : verb decline, sink
  • As in subside : verb die down; decrease
  • As in succumb : verb die or surrender
  • As in surrender : verb give up; resign
  • As in wilt : verb sag, fail
  • As in yield : verb give in, surrender
  • As in knuckle under : verb give in
  • As in cry uncle : verb to surrender
  • As in give in : verb admit defeat
  • As in buckle : verb contort, warp
  • As in acquiesce : verb agree with some reluctance
  • As in capitulate : verb give in
  • As in submerse : verb sink
  • As in collapse : verb fall apart, break down
  • As in comply : verb abide by, follow agreement or instructions
  • As in concede : verb acknowledge, give in
  • As in crumple : verb make or become wrinkled
  • As in descend : verb move down, lower a
  • As in drop : verb let go of; fall
  • As in fall : verb descend; become lower
  • As in give in/give up : verb admit defeat
  • As in go down : verb lose, fall
  • As in implode : verb collapse inward

Synonyms for cave in

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