caved

verb

1. 1

   To surrender.

   “He caved under pressure.”

2. 2

   To collapse.

   “First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.”

3. 3

   To hollow out or undermine.

   “The levee has been severely caved by the river current.”

4. 4

   To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.

   “I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky.”

5. 5

   In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.

   “The deposit is caved by knocking out the posts.”

6. 6

   To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.

7. 7

   To dwell in a cave.