cave-in

\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)

1. : the action of caving in : cave VI

2. : a place where earth has caved in

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/kayv"in'/, n.

1. a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.

2. a place or site of such a collapse.

3. submission to something or someone previously opposed or resisted: His cave-in to such unreasonable demands shocked us.

[1700-10; n. use of v. phrase cave in]

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cave-in see ↑cave in below.

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Main Entry: ↑cave

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cave-in UK US noun [countable] [singular cave-in plural cave-ins]

the sudden fall of the roof of a cave or mine

Thesaurus: destruction and damage_synonym

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cave-in «KAYV _IHN», noun. Informal.

1. a caving in; collapse: »

a tunnel cave-in, the cave-in of a mine.

2. a place where something has caved in.

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n. a collapse of a roof or similar structure, typically underground

a mine cave-in

■ [in sing.] figurative an instance of yielding or submitting under pressure

the government's cave-in to industry pressure

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/ˈkeıvˌın/ noun, pl -ins [count]

: an occurrence in which something (such as the roof or walls of a building or cave) suddenly falls down or inward

There are important safety procedures to prevent cave-ins in mines.

They explored the area of the cave-in.

— see also cave in at ↑cave, 2

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ˈcave-in [cave-in cave-ins] noun

the fact of sth suddenly collapsing