cave-in

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cave-in

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Deverbal from cave in.

noun cave-ins

  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. The location where something has caved in. We couldn't get past the cave-in blocking the tunnel.
  3. idiomatic The act of relenting. It was a cave-in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.

verb

  1. misspelling Misspelling of cave in.cave in

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