Search Result for "cave_in":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it;
[syn: cave in, subsidence]


VERB (1)

1. break down, literally or metaphorically;
- Example: "The wall collapsed"
- Example: "The business collapsed"
- Example: "The dam broke"
- Example: "The roof collapsed"
- Example: "The wall gave in"
- Example: "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
[syn: collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cave in
    n 1: the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
         [syn: cave in, subsidence]
    v 1: 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" [syn: collapse, fall in,
         cave in, give, give way, break, founder]