cave in betydelse and definition

Betydelse av cave in på svenska

• 0 If a ceiling, roof, or other structure caves in, it breaks and falls into the space below:

  • Because of the explosion, the roof of the building caved in, trapping several people.

• 1 to cave :

  • At first, they refused to sign the agreement, but they caved in when they heard another firm was being approached.

• 2 (of a structure) to fall in suddenly, esp. because of a lack of support:

  • The building’s roof caved in under the weight of the snow.

• 3 to agree to demands that you originally opposed because you have become tired or frightened:

  • She accused the university of caving in to political pressures.