cave in
English Thesaurus
1. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it (noun.event)
hypernym | : | collapse, |
definition | : | a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (noun.event) |
2. break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | change, |
definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | buckle, crumple, |
definition | : | fold or collapse (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | flop, |
definition | : | fall loosely (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | break, |
definition | : | curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves (verb.motion) |
verb group | : | abandon, give up, |
definition | : | stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims (verb.cognition) |
verb group | : | burst, collapse, |
definition | : | cause to burst (verb.motion) |
3. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it (noun.event)
derivation | : | subside, |
definition | : | sink to a lower level or form a depression (verb.motion) |
4. break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
derivation | : | collapse, |
definition | : | a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (noun.event) |
derivation | : | cave in, subsidence, |
definition | : | the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it (noun.event) |
derivation | : | collapse, crash, |
definition | : | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event) |
5. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it (noun.event)
derivation | : | subside, |
definition | : | sink to a lower level or form a depression (verb.motion) |
6. break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
derivation | : | collapse, |
definition | : | a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (noun.event) |
derivation | : | cave in, subsidence, |
definition | : | the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it (noun.event) |
derivation | : | collapse, crash, |
definition | : | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event) |
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