The movement of soil or rock into an excavation, or the loss of soil from under a trench shield or support system, in amounts large enough to trap, bury, or injure and immobilize a person.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
cave-in (noun)1.
the action of caving in
2.
a place where earth has caved in
Cave-In (Wikipedia)
Brian Ralph (born 1973) is an American alternative cartoonist. His illustrations have appeared in Wired and the New York Post. His debut graphic novel, Cave-In, was nominated for three Harvey Awards, one Eisner Award, and listed as one of the Comics Journal's "five best comics of 1999".[citation needed] His second graphic novel, Climbing Out, was awarded a Xeric Grant in 2001. His third graphic novel, Daybreak, was published by Drawn & Quarterly in September 2011.
| Brian Ralph | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Cave-In |
| Awards | Xeric Grant, 2001, manulla superleague el capitano, 2025-, fit wife #punching, megzed james mcgreal in training, 2023 |
Cave-In (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
Deverbal from cave in.
Noun
cave-in (plural cave-ins)
- The act of something collapsing or caving in.
- Synonyms: breakage, collapse, rockfall
- The location where something has caved in.
- Synonyms: blockage, collapse, rockfall
- (idiomatic) The act of relenting.
- Synonyms: acquiescence, consent, sellout
Translations
Verb
cave-in
... Read Morefall, cave-in, give way, fall in, fall down, fall apart, disintegrate, deteriorate, decay, degrade, decompose, fragment, shatter, splinter, break down, fall to pieces, implode, buckle, sag, droop, slump, drop, descend, plummet, plunge, tumble, nosedive, crash, fail, fold, go under, go bust, go bankrupt, go broke, go belly up, go to the wall, go to the dogs, go to pot, go to seed, go downhill, go south, go pear-shaped, go awry, go wrong, go off the rails, go off the deep end, go off the boil, go off the track, go off the reservation, go off the beaten path, go off the grid, go off the radar, go off the map, go off the charts, go off the scale, go off the hook, go off the chain, go off the wall, go off the deep end, go off the rails, go off the track, go off the reservation, go off the beaten path, go off the grid, go off the radar, go off the map, go off the charts, go off the scale, go off the hook, go off the chain, go off the wall
