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"cave" Definition

  1. or CAVE IN, to submit, shut up.—_American._ Metaphor taken from the sinking of an abandoned mining shaft.

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Position in the dictionary: 559 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: chaff, chaffer, chal, chalk out, chalk up, chalks, chance the ducks, chancery, change, chap
Previous words in the dictionary: cavaulting, caution, caulker, caulk, caucus, cat’s-water, cat’s-paw, cat’s-meat, cattle, cats and dogs.

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