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cave-in: Meaning and Definition of
cave-in
Pronunciation: (kāv'in"), [key]
— n.
- a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- a place or site of such a collapse.
- submission to something or someone previously opposed or resisted: His cave-in to such unreasonable demands shocked us.
See also:
- cave-in (Thesaurus)
