cave in
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.20 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Misspelling of cave-in.
Example Sentences
- "The roof caved in under the weight of the snow."
- "It was to assist in the filling-in of the tunnel on the disused Patricroft-Clifton Junction line, which was the scene of a disaster in 1953 when part, below some houses in Swinton, caved in."
- "He caved in the side of the barrel with a single well-placed kick."
- "After he asked me a few times, I finally caved in and had a slice of cake."
- "Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in."