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Definition of cave in

cave in

  • to succumb to pressure.
    My parents eventually did cave in about getting a puppy.

    Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

  • to succumb to repeated requests.

    Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'cave':

Definitions include: vagina.
Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
Definitions include: to succumb to pressure.
Definitions include: a person who spends a majority of their time on a computer.
Definitions include: vagina.
Definitions include: an area of a (usually shared) residence where a male can enjoy his hobbies independent of normal house rules (usually of cleanliness.)
Definitions include: the mouth.

Other terms relating to 'in':

Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
Definitions include: no chance.
Definitions include: something easy.
Definitions include: at some time before the present.
Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
Definitions include: included.
Definitions include: clitoris.
Definitions include: to intrude.
Definitions include: See barge in.
Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."

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