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• Cave — Cave, v. i. 1. To dwell in a cave. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [See To cave in, below.] To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter. [1913 Webster] {To cave …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fall — [fôl] vi. fell, fallen, falling [ME fallen < OE feallan, to fall, akin to Ger fallen < IE base * phol , to fall > Lith púolu, to fall] I to come down by the force of gravity; drop; descend 1. to come down because detached, pushed,… …   English World dictionary

• cave — [kāv] n. [ME & OFr < L cava, fem. of cavus, hollow < IE base * k̑eu , a swelling, arch, cavity] a hollow place inside the earth, usually an opening, as in a hillside, extending back horizontally; cavern vt. caved, caving [< CAVE the n.]… …   English World dictionary

• cave in to someone — cave in (to (someone/something)) to agree to something after originally opposing it. If the pressure from your parents becomes too strong, you might cave in and go to graduate school. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cave in (= to… …   New idioms dictionary

• cave in to something — cave in (to (someone/something)) to agree to something after originally opposing it. If the pressure from your parents becomes too strong, you might cave in and go to graduate school. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cave in (= to… …   New idioms dictionary

• cave in to — cave in (to (someone/something)) to agree to something after originally opposing it. If the pressure from your parents becomes too strong, you might cave in and go to graduate school. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cave in (= to… …   New idioms dictionary

• cave in — (to (someone/something)) to agree to something after originally opposing it. If the pressure from your parents becomes too strong, you might cave in and go to graduate school. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cave in (= to suddenly fall …   New idioms dictionary

• fall — [n1] descent; lowering abatement, belly flop*, cut, decline, declivity, decrease, diminution, dip, dive, downgrade, downward slope, drop, dwindling, ebb, falling off, header*, incline, lapse, lessening, nose dive*, plummet, plunge, pratfall*,… …   New thesaurus