Definition of Cave

1. Noun. A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea.

Specialized synonyms: Cavern, Cove, Grot, Grotto
Specialized synonyms: Fingal's Cave, Lascaux
Terms within: Floor, Roof, Stalactite, Stalagmite, Wall
Generic synonyms: Formation, Geological Formation

2. Verb. Hollow out as if making a cave or opening. "The river was caving the banks"
Exact synonyms: Undermine
Generic synonyms: Core Out, Hollow, Hollow Out
Specialized synonyms: Sap

3. Verb. Explore natural caves.
Exact synonyms: Spelunk
Generic synonyms: Explore
Derivative terms: Spelunker

Definition of Cave

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

2. v. t. To make hollow; to scoop out.

3. v. i. To dwell in a cave.

4. n. A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866. See Adullam, Cave of, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

Definition of Cave

1. Noun. A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground, or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. ¹

2. Noun. A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made. ¹

3. Noun. A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese. ¹

4. Noun. A place of retreat, such as a man cave. ¹

5. Noun. (caving) A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult. ¹

6. Noun. (nuclear physics) A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out. ¹

7. Noun. (context: drilling uncountable) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling. ¹

8. Noun. (mining) A collapse or cave-in. ¹

9. Noun. (figuratively also slang) The vagina. ¹

10. Noun. (slang politics often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue. ¹

11. Verb. To surrender. ¹

12. Verb. To collapse. ¹

13. Verb. To hollow out or undermine. ¹

14. Verb. To engage in the recreational exploration of caves; to spelunk. ¹

15. Verb. (mining) In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place. ¹

16. Verb. (mining obsolete) To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore. ¹

17. Interjection. (British public school slang) look out!; beware! ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cave

1. to hollow out [v CAVED, CAVING, CAVES]

Medical Definition of Cave

1. A hollow or enclosed space or cavity. See: cavity, cavitas, cavity, cavern, cavern. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cave

cavalryman
cavalrymen
cavalrywoman
cavalrywomen
cavansite
cavaquinho
cavaquinhos
cavas
cavascope
cavatelli
cavatina
cavatinas
cavatine
cave-in
cave bat
cave bear
cave bears
cave dweller
cave dwellers
cave in
cave ins
cave lion
cave lions
cave man
cave myotis
cave painting
cave paintings

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