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Lechfeld, Battle of (sh) and cave 2, verb (oh)


Lechfeld, Battle of (sh)




(955) Battle in which the German king Otto I decisively defeated an invasion by the Magyars.

Fought on the Lechfeld, a plain near present-day Augsburg, Germany, it marked the last Hungarian effort to invade Germany.


cave 2, verb (oh)



2 v
cave in phr v
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Probably from calve 'to cave in' (18-19 centuries), perhaps from Flemish inkalven; influenced by CAVE1]
if the top or sides of something cave in, they fall down or inwards
cave in on
::The roof of the tunnel caved in on them.
to finally stop opposing something, especially because someone has persuaded or threatened you
cave in to
::The chairman is expected to cave in to pressure from shareholders.