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Synonyms for caving
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : key-ving |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ vɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for caving Other synonyms for the word caving
- abide
- accede
- accommodate
- acquiesce
- adapt
- appease
- assent
- be servile
- be submissive
- bend
- bow
- bow to
- break
- buckle
- capitulate
- cave
- cede
- collapse
- concede
- conclude
- consume
- contract
- cringe
- croak
- crumble
- crumple
- decease
- decline
- defer
- demise
- depart
- deplete
- devote
- devour
- dissipate
- drop
- eat crow
- exhaust
- expend
- expire
- fail
- fall
- fall victim to
- fawn
- finish
- flake out
- flex
- fold
- fold up
- fritter
- give
- give away
- give ground
- give in
- give in to
- give out
- give up the ghost
- give way
- go
- go down
- go under
- go with the flow
- grant
- grin and bear it
- hand over
- humor
- indulge
- knuckle
- knuckle under
- knuckleunder
- kowtow
- lay down arms
- lend
- meet waterloo
- obey
- open
- pack it in
- pass
- pass away
- pass on
- perish
- put up with
- quit
- recede
- relax
- relent
- relinquish
- resign oneself
- retire
- retreat
- run through
- sag
- say uncle
- show white flag
- shrink
- sink
- slacken
- spend
- squander
- stoop
- submit
- succumb
- surrender
- take the count
- terminate
- throw in the towel
- toe the line
- tolerate
- truckle
- use up
- waste
- weaken
- wilt
- withstand
- worsen
- yield
Définition of caving
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French cave "a cave, vault, cellar" (12c.), from Latin cavea "hollow" (place), noun use of neuter plural of adjective cavus "hollow," from PIE root *keue- "a swelling, arch, cavity" (see cumulus). Replaced Old English eorðscrafu. First record of cave man is 1865.
- As in submit : verb comply, endure
- As in succumb : verb die or surrender
- As in bow : verb submit, concede
- As in defer : verb yield
- As in give : verb yield, collapse
- As in go : verb die, collapse
- For a minute I felt like caving in his head, then and there, with the golf club I carried.
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
- But as to caving in to Crofter as the cost of my shelter, they drew the line at that.
- Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
- The banks are caving and the shape of the shores changing like everything.
- Extract from : « Life On The Mississippi, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- Fainting was the prelude to caving in, with the women he knew.
- Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
- The hay had been wet and was frozen, so there was no danger of its caving down on me.
- Extract from : « Track's End » by Hayden Carruth
- I told Halkett the other day that if he didn't mind it would be caving in.
- Extract from : « Redskin and Cow-Boy » by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
- This was narrow enough, but the very banks had a caving, treacherous look.
- Extract from : « Old Caravan Days » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
- The bank was so steep that, where there was no danger of its caving, we sat on its edge, as on a bench.
- Extract from : « Cape Cod » by Henry D. Thoreau
- In the distance the caving of a bank sent down a heavy sound.
- Extract from : « The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi » by Harry Gordon
- About the mouth of the well was a wire grass that seemed to prevent it caving in.
- Extract from : « Death Valley in '49 » by William Lewis Manly
Antonyms for caving
- accumulate
- advance
- ascend
- be born
- bear
- begin
- build
- collect
- commence
- conceal
- conquer
- continue
- contradict
- create
- decline
- defend
- deny
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- disarrange
- disobey
- dispute
- dissent
- dissuade
- earn
- enlarge
- expand
- expedite
- extend
- face
- fight
- finish
- flatten
- force
- forge
- forward
- gather
- grow
- hasten
- hide
- hoard
- hold
- hold up
- hurry
- improve
- increase
- join
- keep
- leave
- meet
- mismatch
- oppose
- overcome
- overpower
- protest
- put together
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- resist
- rise
- save
- start
- stay
- stop
- store
- straighten
- strengthen
- stretch
- surrender
- take
- tighten
- veto
- win
- withhold
- withstand
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