"cave-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cave-ins [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from cave in. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|cave in}} Deverbal from cave in Head templates: {{en-noun}} cave-in (plural cave-ins)
  1. The act of something collapsing or caving in. Synonyms: breakage, collapse, rockfall Translations (the act of something collapsing or caving in): 落磐 (luòpán) (Chinese Mandarin), sammenstyrtning [common-gender] (Danish), sortuma (Finnish), éboulement [masculine] (French), afundimento [masculine] (Galician), desmoronar (Portuguese), обва́л (obvál) [masculine] (Russian), зава́л (zavál) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cave-in-en-noun-tZnxPIiA Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 30 35 4 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 38 2 25 Disambiguation of 'the act of something collapsing or caving in': 77 16 7
  2. The location where something has caved in. Synonyms: blockage, collapse, rockfall Translations (the location where something has caved in): sortuma (Finnish), éboulement [masculine] (French), обва́л (obvál) [masculine] (Russian), зава́л (zavál) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cave-in-en-noun-Kao1t2Cq Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 30 35 4 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 38 2 25 Disambiguation of 'the location where something has caved in': 14 85 1
  3. (idiomatic) The act of relenting. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: acquiescence, consent, sellout Translations (the act of relenting): myöntyminen (Finnish), taipuminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cave-in-en-noun-C7G6WVUX Disambiguation of 'the act of relenting': 12 2 85

Verb

Etymology: Deverbal from cave in. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|cave in}} Deverbal from cave in Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} cave-in
  1. Misspelling of cave in. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: cave in
    Sense id: en-cave-in-en-verb-YibpDY12 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 30 35 4 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 38 2 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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