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The definition of a cave is a hollow place, particularly one inside the earth.
(noun)- An example of a cave is where bats live.
- An example of a cave is a wine cellar which has been cut into a hillside.
Cave is defined as to hollow out, to explore hollowed out places, or to give in.
(verb)- An example of cave is to hollow out a pumpkin.
- An example of cave is to explore caverns in a mountain.
- An example of cave is for a parent to give in to her teenager's pleas for a later curfew.
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See cave in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a hollow place inside the earth, usually an opening, as in a hillside, extending back horizontally; cavern
Origin: ME & OFr < L cava, fem. of cavus, hollow < IE base *eu-, a swelling, arch, cavity
intransitive verb
- to cave in
- to explore caves
Related Forms:
- caver noun
See cave in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A hollow or natural passage under or into the earth, especially one with an opening to the surface.
- A storage cellar, especially for wine.
- To dig or hollow out.
- To cause to collapse or fall in. Often used with in: The impact caved in the roof of the car.
- To fall in; collapse. Often used with in: The walls caved in during the earthquake.
- To give up all opposition; yield. Often used with in: The school committee caved in to the demands of parents.
- To explore caves.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin cava
Origin: , from
Origin: neuter pl. of cavus, hollow; see keuə- in Indo-European roots
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