cave in to pressure

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• cave — cave1 [keıv] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin cava, from cavus hollow ] a large natural hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or under the ground ▪ the entrance to a cave cave 2 cave2 v cave in phr v [Date: 1700 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Cave diving — is a type of technical diving in which specialized SCUBA equipment is used to enable the exploration of natural or artificial caves which are at least partially filled with water. It is an extension of the more common sport of caving, but is much …   Wikipedia

• 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

• cave — ► NOUN ▪ a large natural underground chamber. ► VERB (cave in) 1) subside or collapse. 2) submit under pressure. DERIVATIVES caver noun. ORIGIN from Latin cavus hollow …   English terms dictionary

• cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… …   Universalium

• cave-in — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) 1. : the action of caving in : cave VI 2. : a place where earth has caved in * * * /kayv in /, n. 1. a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave in in the history of mining. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• Cave — For other uses, see Cave (disambiguation). Cavern redirects here. For other uses, see Cavern (disambiguation). Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to… …   Wikipedia

• Cave Junction, Oregon — Infobox Settlement official name = Cave Junction, Oregon settlement type = City nickname = motto = Gateway to the Oregon Caves imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location in… …   Wikipedia