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What is another word for caving in?

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