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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
cave in
the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
• Syn:
subsidence
• Derivationally related forms:
subside (for: subsidence)
• Hypernyms:
collapse
break down, literally or metaphorically (Freq. 2)
- The wall collapsed
- The business collapsed
- The dam broke
- The roof collapsed
- The wall gave in
- The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
• Syn:
collapse, fall in, give, give way, break, founder
• Derivationally related forms:
collapse (for: collapse)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
implode, go off, buckle, crumple, flop,
break, slump, slide down, sink
• Verb Group:
abandon, give up, collapse, burst
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
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