English-Italian translations for cave in

• cedere

Definition of cave in

• The act of something collapsing or caving in
• The location where something has caved in
• The act of relenting
• To collapse inward or downward
• To relent; to grant approval against one's initial will

Synonyms

• breakage
• collapse
• rockfall
• blockage
• collapse
• rockfall
• acquiescence
• consent
• sellout

Examples

• We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.
• We couldnt get past the cave in blocking the tunnel.
• It was a cave in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.
• The roof caved in under the weight of the snow
• He caved-in the side of the barrel with a single well-placed kick
• After he asked me a few times, I finally caved in and had a slice of cake

Related words

• cave painting
• blind cave fish
• scavenging
• lungeing cavesson
• caveolin
• scavenging bird
• scavenging animal