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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 | ||
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