2. [See To cave in, below.] To fall in or down; as, the sand
bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to
give way; to yield in a disputed matter.
[1913 Webster]
{To cave in}. [Flem. inkalven.] (a) To fall in and leave a hollow, as earth on the side of a well or pit. (b) To submit; to yield. [Slang] --H. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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