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1. (n.) cave
a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
2. cave
a storage cellar, esp. for wine.
3. (v.t.) cave
Mining.
4. cave
to cause (overlying rock) to collapse into a stope or sublevel; undermine.
5. (v.i.) cave
to collapse (often fol. by in).
6. cave
cave in,
7. cave
to fall in; collapse.
8. cave
to cause to fall in or collapse.
9. cave
to yield; surrender.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < OF < LL cava (fem. sing.), L cava, neut. pl. of cavum hole)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) cave
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
2. (verb) cave, undermine
hollow out as if making a cave or opening
"The river was caving the banks"
3. (verb) cave, spelunk
explore natural caves
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1. (noun) cave
a deep hole in a large area of rock
2. (verb) cave
(of structure) to fall down; = collapse
when the roof caved in; mine walls caving in on people below
3. cave
to agree to demands after being pressured; = yield
Management finally caved in to the union's demands.
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| Definition of 'cave' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cave
a hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den
2. (noun) cave
any hollow place, or part; a cavity
3. (noun) cave
to make hollow; to scoop out
4. (verb) cave
to dwell in a cave
5. (verb) cave
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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Sense: a large natural hollow in rock or in the earth
The children explored the caves.
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 Afrikaans: grot |
 Arabic: كَهْف |
 Bulgarian: пещера |
 Brazilian: gruta |
 Czech: jeskyně |
 German: die Höhle |
 Danish: hule |
 Greek: σπηλιά |
 Spanish: cueva, caverna |
 Estonian: koobas |
 Farsi: غار |
 Finnish: luola |
 French: grotte |
 Hebrew: מְעֲרָה |
 Hindi: गुफा |
 Croatian: špilja |
 Hungarian: barlang |
 Indonesian: gua |
 Icelandic: hellir |
 Italian: caverna, grotta |
 Japanese: ほら穴 |
 Korean: 동굴 |
 Lithuanian: urvas |
 Latvian: ala |
 Malay: gua |
 Dutch: grot |
 Norwegian: grotte, hule |
 Polish: jaskinia |
 Persian: غار |
 Pashto: سمڅ، سمڅه، غار: په سياسى |
 Portuguese: gruta |
 Romanian: peşteră |
 Russian: пещера |
 Slovak: jaskyňa |
 Slovenian: jama, votlina |
 Serbian: pećina |
 Swedish: grotta, håla |
 Thai: ถ้ำ |
 Turkish: mağara |
 Taiwanese: 山洞 |
 Ukrainian: печера |
 Urdu: غار |
 Vietnamese: hangđộng |
 Chinese: 山洞 |
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