sortua — meaning in English

English meaning

• cave noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
• crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
• indulge verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
• snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.

Senses

sortua is used for these senses in English:

• cave To collapse.
• cave in To collapse inward or downward.
• crash (intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.
• give way To collapse or break under physical stresses.
• indulge To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
• snap (intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.
• tumble down (intransitive, figuratively) To topple, collapse.

cave — full definition

1. noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
2. noun Informally, a private room or space someone retreats to (a "man cave").
3. verb To give in or surrender, especially after resisting.
4. verb To collapse inward.

crash — full definition

1. noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
2. noun A sudden failure of a computer program or system.
3. noun A sudden, sharp fall in the value of stocks, currency, or other assets.
4. verb To collide violently, or (of a vehicle) to be involved in an accident.
5. verb To stop working suddenly (of a computer or program).

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