Definitions for cave
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. caveverb

   a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

2. cave, undermineverb

   hollow out as if making a cave or opening

   "The river was caving the banks"

3. cave, spelunkverb

   explore natural caves

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAVEnoun

   Etymology: cave, Fr. cavea, Lat.

   1. A cavern; a den; a hole entering horizontally under the ground; a habitation in the earth.

   The wrathful skies
   Gallow the very wand’rers of the dark,
   And make them keep their caves. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Bid him bring his power
   Before sun-rising, lest his son George fall
   Into the blind cave of eternal night. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   They did square, and carve, and polish their stone and marble works, even in the very cave of the quarry. Henry Wotton.

   Through this a cave was dug with vast expence,
   The work it seem’d of some suspicious prince. Dryden.

   2. A hollow; any hollow place.

   The object of sight doth strike upon the pupil of the eye directly; whereas the cave of the eye doth hold off the sound a little. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 272.

2. To Caveverb

   To dwell in a cave.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   It may be heard at court, that such as we
   Cave here, haunt here, are outlaws, and in time
   May make some stronger heed. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cave

   CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game company founded in 1994 by former employees of Toaplan following its bankruptcy. They are known primarily for their "bullet hell" shoot 'em ups; from 1995 up to 2013, CAVE was one of the most prolific shoot 'em up developers in the Japanese market. Alongside this, CAVE has produced a variety of other types games for arcades, home consoles, PCs, and smartphones, also dating back to 1995. "CAVE" is an acronym for "Computer Art Visual Entertainment".

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1. cave

   A cave is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. It is formed by geological processes including erosion, weathering, and tectonic activity. Caves typically consist of passageways and chambers and are often home to unique species adapted to the darkness and limited resources. They are also historically significant as prehistoric humans commonly used them for shelter and artistic expression.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Cavenoun

   a hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den

2. Cavenoun

   any hollow place, or part; a cavity

3. Cavenoun

   to make hollow; to scoop out

4. Caveverb

   to dwell in a cave

5. Caveverb

   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

6. Etymology: [See To cave in, below.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cave

   A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. Caves form naturally by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word "cave" can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos. It is estimated that the maximum depth of the cave cannot be more than 3,000 meters: deeper caves are crushed by the weight of overlying rock. For karst caves the maximum depth is determined on the basis of karstovaniya, which may be lower than the basis erosion due to the presence of siphon channels. Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the environment that surrounds the caves. Exploring a cave for recreation or science may be called caving, potholing, or, in Canada and the United States, spelunking.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cave

   kāv, n. a hollow place in the earth: a den: any small faction of seceders from a political party.—v.t. to hollow out.—v.i. to lodge in a cave.—n. Cave′-bear (Ursus spelæus), a fossil bear of the Quaternary epoch.—n.pl. Cave′-dwell′ers, prehistoric men who lived in caves.—n. Cav′ing, yielding.—To cave in, of land, to slip, to fall into a hollow: to yield to outside pressure, to give way, collapse. [Fr.,—L. cavus, hollow.]

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1. CAVE

   What does CAVE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CAVE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAVE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cave is ranked #4228 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cave surname appeared 8,389 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Cave.
   
   79% or 6,633 total occurrences were White.
   14% or 1,178 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 256 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 155 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 143 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 24 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Explore
   • Hollow Out

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cave' in Nouns Frequency: #2177

How to pronounce cave?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cave in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cave in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of cave in a Sentence

1. Vernon Unsworth:

   It just had absolutely no chance of working, Elon Musk had no conception of what the cave passage was like.

2. Douglas Borthwick:

   It's growing increasingly likely that Europe will cave to some of the demands that Greece is putting forward.

3. Orson Welles:

   If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.

4. Steve Lamb:

   The water came up, apparently they spent the night in the cave or somewhere in that area and then they tried to come out early this morning.

5. Ido Meroz:

   We heard there are interesting caves in the region, we began to peer into them, and that’s how we came to this cave, which is extremely impressive with rock-carved niches and engravings on the wall. HANUKKAH SURPRISE : ANCIENT COIN FOUND AT JERUSALEM'S TOWER OF DAVID.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cave
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cave
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cave
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cave
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cave
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html