caved

Variant of cave

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

transitive verb caved, caving

to hollow out; make a hollow in

Origin: < cavethe

intransitive verb

  1. to cave in
  2. to explore caves

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