0%

All cave in synonyms

cave in
C c

verb cave in

  • lapse β€” an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
  • recede β€” to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
  • regress β€” to move backward; go back.
  • okay β€” to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
  • grant β€” to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
  • fold β€” to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
  • assent β€” If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
  • accept β€” If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
  • cooperate β€” If you cooperate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people cooperate.
  • subscribe β€” to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
  • admit β€” If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  • concede β€” If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
  • let β€” Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
  • yield β€” to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
  • pink β€” a vessel with a pink stern.
  • allow β€” If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • cut β€” If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
  • permit β€” to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • dent β€” If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
  • concur β€” If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
  • serrate β€” Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
  • comply β€” If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
  • mark β€” Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
  • hollow β€” having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
  • nick β€” Old Nick.
  • score β€” the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
  • bash β€” A bash is a party or celebration, especially a large one held by an official organization or attended by famous people.
  • dint β€” force; power: By dint of hard work she became head of the company.
  • jag β€” a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree; binge: a crying jag; a talking jag.
  • notch β€” an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
  • pit β€” the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
  • rut β€” the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.
  • submit β€” to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • scallop β€” any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
  • reconcile β€” to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
  • rabbet β€” a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
  • consent β€” If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
  • ditto β€” the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: β€³. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
  • accommodate β€” If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
  • fawn β€” a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
  • set β€” to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • court β€” A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
  • adjust β€” When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
  • flatter β€” to make flat.
  • pass β€” to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • cower β€” If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
  • jibe β€” to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
  • prostrate β€” to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
  • buy β€” If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
  • cringe β€” If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?