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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  cave in
       n : the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
           [syn: subsidence]
       v : 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" [syn: collapse,
            fall in, give, give way, break, founder]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cave in
     alt.
     1 The act of something collapsing or caving in.
     2 The location where something has caved in.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) The act of relenting.
     n.
     1 The act of something collapsing or caving in.
     2 The location where something has caved in.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) The act of relenting.
     vb.
     1 To collapse inward or downward.
     2 (lb en figurative) To relent; to grant approval against one's
  initial will.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  cave in
     alt.
     1 The act of something collapsing or caving in.
     2 The location where something has caved in.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) The act of relenting.
     n.
     1 The act of something collapsing or caving in.
     2 The location where something has caved in.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) The act of relenting.
     vb.
     1 To collapse inward or downward.
     2 (lb en figurative) To relent; to grant approval against one's
  initial will.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  cave in
     alt.
     1 The act of something collapsing or caving in.
     2 The location where something has caved in.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) The act of relenting.
     n.
     1 The act of something collapsing or caving in.
     2 The location where something has caved in.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) The act of relenting.
     vb.
     1 To collapse inward or downward.
     2 (lb en figurative) To relent; to grant approval against one's
  initial will.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  cave in
     alt.
     1 The act of something collapsing or caving in.
     2 The location where something has caved in.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) The act of relenting.
     n.
     1 The act of something collapsing or caving in.
     2 The location where something has caved in.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) The act of relenting.
     vb.
     1 To collapse inward or downward.
     2 (lb en figurative) To relent; to grant approval against one's
  initial will.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/ 
  propadnout se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/ 
  zřítit se

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/
  einbrechen, einstürzen, einsinken  [geol.]
   see: caving in, caved in
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/
  einsinken 
           Note: Boden usw.
     Synonym: subside
  
   see: subsiding, caving in, subsided, caved in
  
           Note: ground etc.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/
  einstürzen, einbrechen, einfallen  [constr.]
     Synonyms: collapse, fall in
  
   see: caving in, collapsing, falling in, caved in, collapsed, fallen in
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/
  einer Sache schließlich nachgeben, einlenken, unter etw. einknicken  [pej.]
        "cave in to the demands of sb."  - den Forderungen von jdm. schließlich nachgeben
     Synonym: cave to sth.
  
   see: cave to political pressure, We kept asking her to come and she finally caved in / caved.
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/ 
  1. myöntyminen, taipuminen
  The act of relenting
  2. sortuma 2.
  The act of something collapsing or caving in
   3.
  The location where something has caved in

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/ 
  1. romahtaa, sortua
  to collapse inward or downward
  2. alistua, antaa myöten, myöntyä, taipua
  to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/ 
  1. अन्दर~की~ओर~गिरना
        "The roof of the building caved in."

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  cave in /kˈeɪv ˈɪn/ 
  倒れる, 凹む, 窪む
  to collapse inward or downward

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  113 Moby Thesaurus words for "cave in":
     back down, bowl, breach, break, break down, break in, break into,
     break off combat, break open, break through, breakdown,
     breaking up, breakup, burst in, bust in, cataclysm, catastrophe,
     cave, cease resistance, collapse, come apart, come unstuck,
     concave, conk out, crack-up, crash, crumble, cup, debacle, decline,
     deflate, deflation, disaster, dish, disintegrate, droop, drop,
     fade, fail, faint, fall in, fizzle out, flag, flop, flop down,
     flump, flump down, fold, fold up, force open, founder, give ground,
     give in, give out, give up, give way, go down, go downhill,
     go soft, go to pieces, hit the skids, hollow, hollow out, implode,
     implosion, languish, lapse, lower, peg out, peter out, pine, plop,
     plop down, plump, poop out, prize open, prostration, puncture,
     quit the field, rupture, sag, set, settle, settle down, shipwreck,
     sink, sink down, slouch, slump, slump down, smash, smashup,
     split open, stove in, submerge, subside, succumb, swag, sway,
     tear open, topple, topple down, topple over, total loss, totter,
     washout, weaken, wear away, wear thin, wilt, wrack, wreck, yield
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  (使)下陷,坍塌

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     倒塌,坍塌,凹进,下沉;屈服,认输

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