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What does "cave in" mean?
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Fall in, collapse, as in The earthquake made the walls cave in. [Early 1700s]
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Give in, admit defeat, as in The prosecutor's questions soon made the witness cave in. [Early 1800s]
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Collapse, faint, or die from exhaustion, as in After a twenty-mile hike I caved in. [Mid-1800s]
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