cave in
- accede v.
- acquiesce v.
- assent v.
- back down v.
- buckle v.
- capitulate v.
- collapse v.
- comply v.
- concede v.
- crumple v.
- cry uncle v.
- descend v.
- drop v.
- fall v.
- give in v.
- give in/give up v.
- go down v.
- implode v.
- indent v.
- knuckle under v.
- kowtow v.
- relent v.
- retreat v.
- sag v.
- sink v.
- slump v.
- submerse v.
- subside v.
- succumb v.
- surrender v.
- wilt v.
- yield v.
- collapse n.
- damage n.
- descent n.
Example Sentences
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Those excavations were designed to determine how people collected and used plants inside the cave in the distant past.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Phil Cordell, a retired Hilton executive, first visited the cave in 2019 after a local guide led him there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Yet, every day ends with him retreating to his cave in exhaustion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
This season appeared to get off to a prosperous start until the roof began to cave in over in Austria.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
All day the cat lay still in his cave in the dung heap.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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