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Cave-in

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of something collapsing or caving in.

    "We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins."

  2. 2
    The location where something has caved in.

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

  3. 3
    The act of relenting. idiomatic

    "It was a cave-in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up."

Verb
  1. 1
    Misspelling of cave in. alt-of, misspelling

Etymology

Etymology 1

Deverbal from cave in.

Etymology 2

Deverbal from cave in.

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