Cave \Cave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caving}.] [Cf. F. caver. See {Cave}, n.] To make hollow; to scoop out. [Obs.]
The mouldred earth cav'd the banke. --Spenser.
Deficit cuts are proper when the economy can stand some reining in without worry about its caving in.
Jabara accused Jackson of "caving in" to Jewish groups, and said many members of his group were dismayed by the TV interview.
The Bolivian government eventually agreed to these terms, reducing its profit share rather than openly caving in on the VAT issue.
Foreign embassies trying to hold out in Kuwait are caving in one by one to Iraq's siege tactics, and one European foreign minister said he doubted any foreign missions could remain beyond this week.
A spokesman for the Azerbaijani People's Front accused President Mikhail S. Gorbachev of caving in to Communist hard-liners by sending troops to occupy Baku, and added: "Gorbachev's hands are now bloody." Lt.
Hoping to placate the right without caving in, Bush aides are negotiating to have two conservative groups, the Heritage Foundation and the Free Congress Foundation, train and coach administration appointees.
Despite the grumbling, most business owners are caving in. The real trouble comes from rowdy patrons who openly defy the enforcers, says Mr. Davila.
But Mr. Moreira has to prove that being soft doesn't mean caving in and that inflation can fall without a plan.
The Conservatives are favored to win both contests over candidates from Botha's National Party and have campaigned on a platform accusing the government of caving in to black pressure.
He has handled tax policy badly by caving on the no-tax pledge and allowing Congress to pigeonhole his proposed cut in capital gains rates.
Critics accused the federal government of caving in to local political interests.
One reason is precisely that he knows he must correct his reputation for caving in to pressure, particularly when, as so often in France, the challenge comes from the streets.
President Reagan on Friday charged Congress with caving in to organized labor with its trade bill but supporters of the measure said it was his "wishful thinking" that a veto would win him a version he prefers.
But Arthur Kropp, president of People for the American Way, said companies are being shortsighted by caving in to such complaints.
A violent earthquake rocked Northern California during Tuesday evening's rush hour, caving in a section of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, terrifying World Series fans in Candlestick Park and shaking buildings as far as 200 miles away.
I thought everything was caving in. I was just holding on." Toxicology tests showed a small amount of marijuana present in Haselbarth's urine, but he testified he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.
In the shaft, sections of wall show signs of caving in. Broken timbers protrude in all directions.
"It is our little way of international peace through caving," said John Sheltens, president of the National Speleological Society.
The biggest brand-name consumer magazines have strict rules separating advertising from editorial, but even they have been charged with caving in to advertiser pressure.
Some Baby Bell officials say AT&T made cost sharing tougher by caving in.