cave in

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

Word type: noun; verb; adjective; adverb

Line style: core relation; instance, member or derived; substance, domain or see-also

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Senses

Sense 1 noun

the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

Types & categories

collapse hypernym

Related & opposite

subside derivation
collapse derivation

Sense 2 verb

break down, literally or metaphorically

The wall collapsed

Types & categories

change hypernym
implode hyponym
buckle hyponym
flop hyponym
break hyponym
slide down hyponym

Related & opposite

collapse derivation
cave in derivation
crash derivation
abandon verb group
collapse verb group

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Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	subside
1	derivation	Related & opposite	collapse
1	hypernym	Types & categories	collapse
2	derivation	Related & opposite	collapse
2	derivation	Related & opposite	cave in
2	derivation	Related & opposite	crash
2	verb group	Related & opposite	abandon
2	verb group	Related & opposite	collapse
2	hypernym	Types & categories	change
2	hyponym	Types & categories	implode
2	hyponym	Types & categories	buckle
2	hyponym	Types & categories	flop
2	hyponym	Types & categories	break
2	hyponym	Types & categories	slide down