Word Finder - caved

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To surrender.

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He caved under pressure.

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To collapse.

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First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.

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To hollow out or undermine.

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The levee has been severely caved by the river current.

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To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.

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I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky.

synonyms

• spelunk

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In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.

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The deposit is caved by knocking out the posts.

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To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.

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To dwell in a cave.

It took four strikes before the door caved with a crunch.

Deidre caved, unable to take the newfound hunger.

He thought she'd refuse him but she caved and took his hand.

While Simonides was outside, the roof of the house caved in and killed everyone.

Every other woman would've caved the first day before nine in the morning.

Jilian and a few other vamps were down the hall and turned as the stone wall caved.

Someone might have wondered about his skull being caved in.

She'd spend the rest of her life knowing she caved in to desire only five days away from her goal.

When she finally caved and slept with him – which she would – he would send her packing with Jule the next morning.

Above, the ground has been completely worked out from the surface, and the space formerly occupied by ore is now filled with the debris of the overlying strata which has caved in above the block of ore now being worked.

Much of the old town caved into the river, and during the Civil War it was burned by the Federal forces soon after the capture of Memphis.

When she finally caved and slept with him – which she would – he would send her packing with Jule the next morning.

Search engines also caved company with american the companypartygaming's founders six years would.

Perhaps men have caved to the momentary bliss women refer to as shoe therapy.

Katie begged Alex to let her drive, and he caved in.

And besides, it's got a caved in front left.