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Present participle for to collapse inward or downward
“She felt as if, at any moment, the roof would cave in on her and bury her alive.”
Present participle for to capitulate or submit under pressure
“She won't cave in to his demands that she admit the marriage was fraudulent.”
Present participle for to fail, especially in spectacular fashion
“Your portfolio will be hit severely as both market and business cave in.”
Going into receivership
Present participle for to surrender
Present participle for to break something by forcing it inwards or piercing it roughly
Present participle for to bend and give way under pressure or strain
(of a business) Present participle for to go bankrupt
Present participle for act in an excessively subservient manner
Present participle for to deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy
Present participle for to cover completely with water
Present participle for to form a deep recess or notch in a line or surface
Present participle for to abandon or betray one's principles
Present participle for to decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality
Present participle for to admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
Present participle for to go out of business
Present participle for to express approval or agreement
Present participle for to comply with a rule or law
Unconditional surrender
The gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land
The act of something collapsing in, or the site where a collapse has occurred
The state of being submissive, or submitting, to the demands of others
In a dilapidated or disintegrating condition, typically about to fall apart
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