Web1 : the action of caving in 2 : a place where earth has caved in Word History First Known Use 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Time Traveler The first known use of cave …

Webcave in 1. To fall in: buckle, collapse, crumple, give, go. Idiom: give way. 2. To suddenly lose all health or strength:

Webcave in. 1. verb To collapse into a hollow area below, as of a physical structure or formation. We were able to get the kids out of the house before the roof ... 2. verb To collapse, faint, or die, as from over-exertion. I hardly remember the end of the marathon because I caved in as soon as I ...

Web(of a structure) to fall in suddenly, esp. because of a lack of support: The building’s roof caved in under the weight of the snow. cave in phrasal verb with cave verb (AGREE TO) …

Webcave-in (kāv′ĭn′) n. 1. a. A collapse, as of a tunnel or structure. b. A place where a cave-in has occurred. 2. An act or instance of ceasing opposition or resistance: The vote was seen as a cave-in to the demands of the administration. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

Weba collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining. a place or site of such a collapse. submission to something or someone previously opposed or resisted: …

Webplural caves 1 : a natural chamber or series of chambers in the earth or in the side of a hill or cliff 2 : a usually underground chamber for storage a wine cave also : the articles …

Webcave in in British English 1. to collapse; subside. 2. informal to yield completely, esp under pressure. 3. the sudden collapse of a roof, piece of ground, etc, into a hollow beneath it; subsidence. 4. the site of such a collapse, as at a mine or tunnel. 5. informal an instance of yielding ...

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of CAVE–IN. [count] : an occurrence in which something (such as the roof or walls of a building or cave) suddenly falls down or inward. There are important safety procedures to prevent cave-ins in mines. They explored the area of the cave-in. — see also cave in at 2 cave.

Webinformal (also cave in) to agree to something that you would not agree to before, after someone has persuaded you or threatened you: After protests from customers, the …