Definitions by Collins English Electronic Dictionary Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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cave in
- verb, to collapse; subside
- verb, to yield completely, esp under pressure
- noun, the sudden collapse of a roof, piece of ground, etc, into a hollow beneath it; subsidence
- noun, the site of such a collapse, as at a mine or tunnel
- noun, an instance of yielding completely, esp under pressure
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