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All caving synonyms

cavΒ·ing
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verb caving

  • submit β€” to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • 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.
  • defer β€” If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
  • kowtow β€” to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
  • acquiesce β€” If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
  • comply β€” If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
  • 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.
  • relent β€” to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
  • bend β€” When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
  • accept β€” If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
  • surrender β€” to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • succumb β€” to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
  • capitulate β€” If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
  • give in β€” to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • admit β€” If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  • adjust β€” When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
  • agree β€” If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
  • submit β€” to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • bow β€” When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
  • hand over β€” the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • grant β€” to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
  • devote β€” If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
  • lend β€” to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
  • fail β€” to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
  • 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.
  • go β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • open β€” not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • finish β€” to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • give β€” to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • drop β€” a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • spend β€” to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
  • acknowledge β€” If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
  • go down β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • wilt β€” to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.
  • cease β€” If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • cave in β€” If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
  • break down β€” If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • cave β€” A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
  • knuckle β€” a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • fawn β€” a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
  • accede β€” If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
  • obey β€” to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
  • buckle β€” A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
  • assent β€” If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
  • concede β€” If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
  • accommodate β€” If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
  • adapt β€” If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
  • 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.
  • truckle β€” to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed by to): Don't truckle to unreasonable demands.
  • retire β€” a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
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