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cave
[ keyv ]
noun
- a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- a storage cellar, especially for wine.
- English History. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a political party on some special question.
verb (used with object)
- to hollow out.
- Mining.
- to cause (overlying material) to fall into a stope, sublevel, or the like.
- to cause (supports, as stulls or sets) to collapse beneath overlying material.
- to fill (a stope or the like) with caved-in material:
sub-level caving.
verb (used without object)
- to cave in.
verb phrase
- to fall in; collapse.
- to cause to fall in or collapse.
- Informal. to yield; submit; surrender:
The opposition caved in before our superior arguments.
cave
1/ ɪ /
noun
- an underground hollow with access from the ground surface or from the sea, often found in limestone areas and on rocky coastlines
- history a secession or a group seceding from a political party on some issue See Adullamite
- modifier living in caves
verb
- tr to hollow out
cave
2/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- guard or lookout (esp in the phrase keep cave )
sentence substitute
- watch out!
cave
- A naturally occurring underground hollow or passage, especially one with an opening to the surface of the Earth. Caves can form through a variety of processes, including the dissolution of limestone by flowing water, the differential cooling of volcanic magma (which occurs when the outside surface of the lava cools, but the inside continues to flow downwards, forming a hollow tube), or the action of wind and waves along a rocky coast.
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cave1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cave1
Origin of cave2
Example Sentences
I’d been reading a little Zen stuff about the here and now — about how important it is to be in that space, which is impossible unless you’re going to meditate in a f— cave somewhere.
He accused them of abandoning free speech, caving in to political correctness and losing touch with their citizens on issues like migration and national identity.
Using the blatantly disingenuous pretext of "fighting anti-semitism," the school caved to Trump's demands to silence campus protests with threats of student discipline and even arrest.
Earlier on the South Lawn, while meeting with race car drivers, Trump said we are “transitioning to greatness,” in explaining why he caved.
Now all three are buried beneath the rubble of the collapsed discotheque, after the roof caved in part way through the performance, leaving at least 184 dead.
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