English noun: cave in | |||
1. | cave in (event) the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it | ||
Synonyms | subsidence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | collapse | ||
English verb: cave in | |||
1. | cave in (motion) break down, literally or metaphorically | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | break, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, buckle, crumple, flop, go off, implode, sink, slide down, slump | ||
Verb group | abandon, burst, collapse, give up | ||