The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cave \Cave\, v. i.
   1. To dwell in a cave. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   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.
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   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.
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