cave-in

See also: cave in

English

Etymology

Deverbal from cave in.

Noun

cave-in (plural cave-ins)

1. 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.

2. The location where something has caved in.

   Synonyms: blockage, collapse, rockfall

   We couldn't get past the cave-in blocking the tunnel.

3. (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

1. Misspelling of cave in.

Anagrams

• Ivanec, cevian, incave