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Detailed Synonyms for cave in in English

cave in:

to cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)

  1. to cave in
    to slump; to collapse; to crumble down; to cave in; to relapse; to subside
    • slump verb (slumps, slumped, slumping)
    • collapse verb (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
    • crumble down verb (crumbles down, crumbled down, crumbling down)
    • cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)
    • relapse verb (relapses, relapsed, relapsing)
    • subside verb (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
  2. to cave in
    to subside; to prolapse; to sink; to sag; to cave in; to collapse; to give way
    • subside verb (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
    • prolapse verb (prolapses, prolapsing, prolapsing)
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • sag verb (sags, sagged, sagging)
    • cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)
    • collapse verb (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
    • give way verb (gives way, gave way, giving way)
  3. to cave in
    to crumble away; to cave in
    • crumble away verb (crumbles away, crumbled away, crumbling away)
    • cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)
  4. to cave in
    to subside; sink in; to prolapse; to sag; to cave in; to bulge out
    • subside verb (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
    • sink in verb
    • prolapse verb (prolapses, prolapsing, prolapsing)
    • sag verb (sags, sagged, sagging)
    • cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)
    • bulge out verb (bulges out, bulged out, bulging out)
  5. to cave in
    to cave in
    • cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)
  6. to cave in
    – break down, literally or metaphorically 1
    to collapse; to give; to break; to founder; to give way; to cave in; to fall in
    – break down, literally or metaphorically 1
    • collapse verb (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
      • The wall collapsed1
      • The business collapsed1
      • The roof collapsed1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • The wall gave in1
      • The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The dam broke1
    • founder verb (founders, foundered, foundering)
    • give way verb (gives way, gave way, giving way)
    • cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)
    • fall in verb (falls in, fell in, falling in)

Conjugations for cave in:

present
  1. cave in
  2. cave in
  3. caves in
  4. cave in
  5. cave in
  6. cave in
simple past
  1. caved in
  2. caved in
  3. caved in
  4. caved in
  5. caved in
  6. caved in
present perfect
  1. have caved in
  2. have caved in
  3. has caved in
  4. have caved in
  5. have caved in
  6. have caved in
past continuous
  1. was caving in
  2. were caving in
  3. was caving in
  4. were caving in
  5. were caving in
  6. were caving in
future
  1. shall cave in
  2. will cave in
  3. will cave in
  4. shall cave in
  5. will cave in
  6. will cave in
continuous present
  1. am caving in
  2. are caving in
  3. is caving in
  4. are caving in
  5. are caving in
  6. are caving in
subjunctive
  1. be caved in
  2. be caved in
  3. be caved in
  4. be caved in
  5. be caved in
  6. be caved in
diverse
  1. cave in!
  2. let's cave in!
  3. caved in
  4. caving in
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

cave in [the ~] noun

  1. the cave in
    – the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it 1
    the subsidence; the cave in
    – the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it 1

Alternate Synonyms for "cave in":


Related Definitions for "cave in":

  1. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it1
  2. break down, literally or metaphorically1

Related Synonyms for cave in