English - Turkish
Definition of cave-in in English Turkish dictionary
- Mağara girişi
- (Jeoloji) Çöküntü
- göçük
- çöküklük
- (Dilbilim) morali bozulmak
- göçürmek
- göçertmek
- yıkılmak
- çökmek
- çök
- teslim olmak
- Göçmek, yıkılmak
- açmak
- (Fiili Deyim ) çökmek , çökertmek
- oymak
- kazmak
English - English
Definition of cave-in in English English dictionary
- Alternative spelling of cave in
- (Jeoloji) A cave-in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which typically occurs during mining or tunneling. Geologic structures prone to cave-ins include alvar, tsingy and other limestone formations, but can also include lava tubes and a variety of other subsurface rock formations
- A cave-in is the sudden collapse of the roof of a cave or mine
- The act of relenting
It was a cave in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.
- The act of something collapsing or caving in
We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.
- To collapse inward or downward
He caved-in the side of the barrel with a single well-placed kick.
- To relent; to acquiesce; to comply; to grant approval; to lose willpower
I finally caved in and had a slice of cake.
- The location where something has caved in
We couldn't get past the cave in blocking the tunnel.
- the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
- If you cave in, you suddenly stop arguing or resisting, especially when people put pressure on you to stop. After a ruinous strike, the union caved in The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure He's caved in on capital punishment. = give in
- If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards. Part of the roof has caved in = collapse
- break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"