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Definition: Cave In |
Cave InNoun1. The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it. Verb1. Break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Cave In Shut up! have done! I'll cave in his head (break it). His fortune has caved in (has failed). The bank has caved in (come to a smash). The affair caved in (fell through). Common American expressions. In the lead diggings, after a shaft has been sunk, the earth round the sides falls or caves in, unless properly boarded; and if the mine does not answer, no care is taken to prevent a caving in. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: Cave InSynonyms: subsidence (n), break (v), collapse (v), fall in (v), founder (v), give (v), give way (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Concavity | Verb: be concave; Adjective: retire, cave in. |
Shortcoming | Break down, stick in the mud, collapse, flat out, come to nothing; fall through, fall to the ground; cave in, end in smoke, miss the mark, fail; lose ground; miss stays. |
Submission | Surrender, surrender at discretion; cede, capitulate, come to terms, retreat, beat a retreat; draw in one's horns; (humility); give way, give round, give in, give up; cave in; suffer judgment by default; bend, bend to one's yoke, bend before the storm; reel back; bend down, knuckle down, knuckle to, knuckle under; knock under. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Cave In |
| English words defined with "cave in": Bone Cave ♦ cove ♦ Lascaux. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "cave in": breathing cave ♦ Dab, Din ♦ Goblin Cave, gophering ♦ Happy Valley ♦ Kent's Hole ♦ Well, Wokey. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "cave in": Trophonian. (references) |
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Screenplays | But it helps me remember and I need to remember Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in. (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Cave In (2003) | |
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 | Entrance of a sea cave in the lava rocks of Amlia Island. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | "An Ice Cave in the Winter". In: "The Heart of the Antarctic", Volume I, by E. H. Shackleton, 1909. P.206. Library Call Number G149 S52. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Cave in the barrier, Cape Crozier, Jan. 4th, 1911. In: "Scott's Last Expedition", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company, New York. P. 24. Vol. II. Library Call Number G850 1910 .S35 1913. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |  | PHANTOM 300 guided by diver records a stalagmite in a cave in the Bahamas. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | Great Rift Crystal Ice Cave in Kings BowlCraters of the MoonShoshone Field OfficeUSRDUpper Snake River District. Credit: Duane Reynolds. |  | Boy Scout wroking on cave paths for Eagle award at Ft. Stanton Cave in Roswell Field Office, NM. Credit: Howard Parman. |
 | Lava tube cave in the Saddle Butte Wilderness Study Area. OR 3-111. Credit: Tom Dew. |  | Marines wait at entrance to cave in which Japanese soldiers are hiding] / Marine Corps. photo. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Expressions using "cave in": cave In Rock ♦ cave in the earth ♦ To cave in. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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| Language | Translations for "cave in"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shembje (bump, collapse, contusion, crash, demolition), shembem (be demolished, drop, fall in), rroposje (cataclysm), lëshohem (be launched, fail, flag, flop, go down, hibernate, lag, languish, rush on, stoop, unwind). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 崩陷 (fall in). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ztroskotat (be wrecked, bite, cast away, collapse, come to grief, fail, fall through, founder, go by the board, ground, miscarry, shipwreck, wreck), zhroutit se (collapse, crack up, founder, go to pieces), sesednout se, propadnout se (slump). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | afkalven (calving, calving down, freshening, sloughing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | abraziiĝi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | caner (cave), s'effondrer, faire chuter. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zusammensinken (sink down, slump), zusammenbrechen (break down, collapse, come to a standstill, crash, crumble, fail, fall apart, give way, to break down, to collapse), nachgeben (back down, budge, cede, climb down, drop, ease, fall, give in, give up, give way, indulge, pander, relent, relinquish, submit, to give in, to give way, weaken, yield), kapitulieren (capitulate, give up, surrender, to capitulate), einsturzstelle, einsturz (caving-in, collapse), einstürzen (collapse, crumble, turn over), einsinken (give way, sink in, subside), einfallen (be incident, become sunken, break in, chime in, collapse, come in, fall, invade, join in, occur, set in), einbrechen (break down, break in, break into, break through, burglarize, burgle, fall, fall in, set in). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καταρρέω (collapse, crumble, fall in, molder, moulder, slump), υποχωρώ (abate, back down, back out of, blench, bow, climb down, defer to, ebb, fall back, flinch, give in, give way to, recede, relent, retreat, subduce, subside, yield). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | megadja magát (ask for quarter, capitulate, give up, lay down arms, succumb, to capitulate, to cave in, to cry craven, to knock under, to knuckle down, to knuckle under, to lower one's flag, to show the white feather, to strike one's flag, to succumb, to surrender, to throw in one's hand, to throw in the towel, to yield, to yield oneself, yield), beadja a derekát (knuckle under, to cave in, to knock under, to knuckle down, to knuckle under, to lower one's flag, to strike one's flag). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icelandic | hrynja. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | crollo (breakdown, collapse, crash, dash, downfall, drop, fall, ruin, shock, slump, smash, smasher, tumbling down). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 落ち入る (to cave in, to collapse), 窪む (to cave in, to sink), 減り込む (to cave in, to sink into), 引っ込む (to cave in, to draw back, to sink), 凹む (to be dented, to be indented, to be snubbed, to cave in, to collapse, to give, to sink, to yield to). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | おちいる (to cave in, to collapse, to fall, to trap), くぼむ (to cave in, to sink), ひっ"む (to cave in, to draw back, to sink), めり"む (to cave in, to sink into), へ"む (to be dented, to be indented, to be snubbed, to cave in, to collapse, to give, to sink, to yield to). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | tuittym stiagh (fall in). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | avecay inay ceder a pressão, desmoronar (collapse, come down, go to pieces). (various references) ceda (assign, bend, cede, come to terms, comply, concede, convey, defer, deliver over, deliver up, demise, give, give way, go, knock under, knuckle under, lower one's colour, release, renounce, resign, slack, spare, submit, surrender, yield), depune armele (ground, lay down arms). (various references) обваливаться в. (various references) rendirse a (buckle under, yield). (various references) störta in, säcka ihop (pack), ge efter (give, give way to, sag, submit, yield), falla ihop (collapse, crumple, dilapidate, fall down, fall in). (various references) ล้มเหลว (asleep at the wheel, fail, flop, fold up), ยอมทำตาม (capitulate, cooperate). (various references) yıkılmak (break down, cave, collapse, come down, crack up, crumble, drop down, fall, fall down, fall over, fall to pieces, founder, go to pieces, go to ruin, shipwreck, tumble, tumble down, wither away), oymak (bore, boy-scout troop, carve, cave, chase, chisel, clan, cut, engrave, etch, excavate, gouge, gouge out, grave, hollow, hollow out, incise, recess, scoop out, sculp, sculpt, sculpture, trace over, tribe), kazmak (cave, dig, disinter, excavate, grub, hole, hollow, hollow out, mine, pick, pick up, sink, spud, trench), açmak (bare, beat, bring up in conversation, bring up the subject, broach, cave, clear, clear away, clear off, clear up, cleave, cut, cut loose, dehisce, denude, dilate, dilute, disclose, disentangle, elaborate, evolve, expand, fade, inaugurate, institute, lay open, lead, lighten, loosen, loosen up, offer, open, open out, open up, pass, put up, ring up, shake out, sharpen, site, spread, spread out, strip, switch on, thaw, thaw out, throw open, tint, turn on, turn up, unbind, unbosom, unburden, uncase, unclasp, uncloak, unclose, unclothe, uncoil, uncover, uncross, uncurl, undo, unfold, unfurl, unhitch, unlock, unloose, unpack, unpin, unplait, unroll, unseal, unsnarl, unstop, untangle, unthread, untie, untwine, untwist, unwind, unwrap, usher in, whet, whiten, wind), çökmek (abandon, bend, cave, collapse, come down, cower, crack, crack up, crouch, crumple, crumple up, decline, descend, dip, fall down, fall in, fold, fold up, founder, give up, give way, gravitate, renounce, resign, sag, settle, sink, slump, slump down, squat, subside). (various references) gaяюarmak (sag). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Joshua Chapter 10, Verse 27 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai egenhqh proV hliou dusmaV eneteilato ihsouV kai kaqeilon autouV apo twn xulwn kai erriyan autouV eiV to sphlaion eiV o katefugosan ekei kai epekulisan liqouV epi to sphlaion ewV thV shmeron hmeraV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cumque occumberet sol praecepit sociis ut deponerent eos de patibulis qui depositos proiecerunt in speluncam in qua latuerant et posuerunt super os eius saxa ingentia quae permanent usque in praesens |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne the sunne cam down, he comaundide to felows, that thei doon hem doun fro the gibetis; the whiche doon doun, thei threwen hem into the spelonk, in the which thei lorkiden; and thei puttiden vpon the mouth of it greet stoonus, that abiden stil to the tyme that is nowe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it came to pass at the time of the setting of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had been hid, and laid great stones upon the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when the sun went down, they were taken down from the trees, by Joshua's orders, and put into the hole where they had gone to be safe; and great stones were placed at the mouth of the hole, where they are to this day. |
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| Language | Joshua Chapter 10, Verse 27 |
| Cebuano | Ug nahatabo sa panahon sa pagsalop sa adlaw, nga si Josue misugo ug gikuha sila gikan sa mga kahoy ug gitambog sila ngadto sa langub nga ilang gitagoan, ug dihay gibutang nga dagkung mga bato sa baba sa langub hangtud niining adlawa. |
| Croatian | A o zalasku sunèanom zapovjedi Jošua te ih skidoše s drveæa i baciše u istu onu peæinu u koju se bijahu sklonili te na otvor navališe golemo kamenje, koje je i danas ondje. |
| Danish | Men ved Solnedgang lod Josua dem tage ned af Pælene og kaste ind i den Hule, de havde skjult sig i, og for Indgangen til Hulen væltede man store Sten, som ligger der den Dag i Dag. |
| Dutch | En het geschiedde, ten tijde als de zon onderging, beval Jozua, dat men hen van de houten afname, en zij wierpen hen in de spelonk, alwaar zij verborgen geweest waren; en zij leiden grote stenen voor den mond der spelonk, die daar zijn tot op dezen zelven dag. |
| Finnish | Mutta auringonlaskun aikaan Joosua käski ottaa heidät alas hirrestä ja heittää luolaan, johon he olivat piiloutuneet. Ja he panivat luolan suulle isoja kiviä, jotka ovat siinä vielä tänäkin päivänä. |
| German | Da aber die Sonne war untergegangen, gebot er, daß man sie von den Bäumen nähme und würfe sie in die Höhle darin sie sich verkrochen hatten. Und sie legten große Steine vor der Höhle Loch; die sind noch da bis auf diesen Tag. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada waktu matahari terbenam, atas perintah Yosua, mayat-mayat itu diturunkan lalu dilemparkan ke dalam gua yang tadinya dipakai oleh raja-raja itu untuk tempat bersembunyi. Kemudian batu besar-besar ditempatkan di mulut gua itu. Sampai sekarang batu-batu itu masih di situ. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sesungguhnya pada waktu masuk matahari disuruh Yusak turunkan mereka itu dari pada tiang itu dan campakkan mereka itu ke dalam gua, tempat mereka itu telah menyembunyikan dirinya, lalu dibubuh oranglah beberapa batu yang besar-besar pada pintu gua itu, yang ada di sana sampai kepada hari ini. |
| Italian | All'ora del tramonto, per ordine di Giosuè, li calarono dagli alberi, li gettarono nella grotta dove si erano nascosti e posero grosse pietre all'ingresso della grotta: vi sono fino ad oggi. |
| Maori | Na i te wa o te tonga o te ra ka whakahaua e Hohua kia tangohia ki raro o nga rakau, kia maka hoki ki roto ki te ana i piri ai ratou, kia whakatakotoria hoki etahi kohatu nunui ki te kuwaha o te ana; e takoto mai nei a taea noatia tenei ra. |
| Norwegian | Men på den tid solen gikk ned, bød Josva sine folk å ta dem ned av trærne og kaste dem i den hule de hadde skjult sig i; og for inngangen til hulen la de store stener, som ligger der den dag idag. |
| Portuguese | Ao pôr do sol, por ordem de Josué, tiraram-nos dos madeiros, lançaram-nos na caverna em que se haviam escondido, e puseram boca da mesma grandes pedras, que ainda ali estão até o dia de hoje. |
| Rumanian | Pela apusul soarelui, Iosua a poruncit sq -i pogoare din copaci, i-au aruncat kn pewtera kn care se ascunseserq, wi au pus la intrarea pewterii niwte pietre mari, cari au rqmas acolo pknq kn ziua de azi. |
| Swedish | Men vid solnedgången togos de på Josuas befallning ned från pålarna och kastades in i grottan där de hade varit gömda; och framför ingången till grottan lade man stora stenar, som ligga kvar där ännu i denna dag. |
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Misspellings | |
"Cave In" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cavein. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-n-v" | |
-1 letter: cavie, naevi, naive, vinca. | |
-2 letters: acne, cain, cane, cave, cine, nave, nevi, nice, vain, vane, vein, vena, vice, vina, vine. | |
-3 letters: ace, ain, ane, ani, ave, can, ice, nae, vac, van, via, vie. | |
-4 letters: ae, ai, an, en, in, na, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-n-v" | |
+1 letter: vaccine, venatic. | |
+2 letters: cavatine, cleaving, conative, deviance, deviancy, enactive, inactive, invocate, navicert, vaccinee, vaccines, valencia, valiance, variance, veronica, vesicant, vibrance, vicenary, vicinage, voidance. | |
+3 letters: achieving, advecting, advection, anchovies, ascensive, avoidance, biconcave, carnivore, caveating, caverning, clavering, cravening, deviances, evangelic, evocation, grievance, incurvate, invocated, invocates, navicerts, novocaine, vacancies, vaccinate, vaccinees, valencias, valencies, valiances, variances, ventifact, veronicas, vesicants, vibrances, vicennial, vicinages, vigilance, vinaceous, vindicate, voidances, vulcanise, vulcanize. | |
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