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Detailed Synonyms for cave in in English

cave in:

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

  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