All cave in synonyms
cave in
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- destruction β Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- disintegration β the act or process of disintegrating.
- bankruptcy β Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- devastation β Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage.
- harm β a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- illness β unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- hardship β a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- bruise β A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- wound β the act of winding.
- corruption β Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
- disturbance β the act of disturbing.
- suffering β the state of a person or thing that suffers.
- accident β An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- deterioration β the act or process of deteriorating.
- contamination β the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated
- impairment β the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically: cognitive impairment in older adults.
- casualty β A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
- pollution β the act of polluting or the state of being polluted.
verb cave in
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- go down β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- plunge β to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- tumble β to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- dive β to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- cascade β If you refer to a cascade of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
- slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- plummet β Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- swoop β to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- penetrate β to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- disembark β to go ashore from a ship.
- trickle β to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream: Tears trickled down her cheeks.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- stumble β to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- shoot β to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- dump β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- shed β Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- knock β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- release β to lease again.
- fell β simple past tense of fall.
- dwindle β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- land β Edwin Herbert, 1909β91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.