What does cave-in mean?
Cave-in means The act of something collapsing or caving in..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The act of something collapsing or caving in..
We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.
We couldn't get past the cave-in blocking the tunnel.
It was a cave-in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.
Use cave-in when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cave-in means The act of something collapsing or caving in..
Common synonyms include breakage, collapse, rockfall, blockage.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.
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