cave

cave in

verb

Definition of CAVE

1

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure <the wall caved in when a tree fell on it>

Synonyms buckle, cave (in), crumple, founder, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield

Related Words deflate, flatten, melt, melt down; break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall; burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split; crack, crumble, pop, snap

Near Antonyms inflate, rise, swell

2

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) <I caved in to my bibliomania and bought two more books last week>

Synonyms bow, cave (in), give in, submit, succumb, surrender

Related Words cater (to), gratify, indulge, wallow; acquiesce (to), concede (to); buckle (under), knuckle under; give over (to)

Near Antonyms battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, fight, meet, object, oppose, repel; thwart, withstand; reject; bridle, check, constrain, curb, inhibit, restrain, stifle

Antonyms hold off, resist