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cave in

 
See:
cave
part of speech: phrase
inflections: caves in, caving in, caved in
definition 1: to fall in or sink in.
The walls of the old shed caved in.
similar words:
collapse
definition 2: (informal) to give in or not resist.
He caved in to his friend's demands.