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What does give in mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word give in? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. to collapse or fall
  2. (idiomatic) to relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat
  3. (pugilist) to droop the head
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We should all hope that Sir John does not give in to this ill-advised bullying.
I think it would be a stunningly bad idea to give in to the threats of the anarchist tendency.
When it comes time to carve the bird, you'll find that although it has already given its life, the duck doesn't easily give in to the cook.
We knew it and it always ended up with the two of us killing ourselves laughing at each other as we would both give in at the same time.
And it's refreshing to find an artist who refuses to give in to bitterness and resentment.
We can give in to inertia, even just the inertia of routine and business as usual.

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