Cave (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
  2. a storage cellar, especially for wine.
  3. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a political party on some special question.
verb (used with object), caved, cav·ing.
  1. to hollow out.
  2. 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), caved, cav·ing.
  1. to cave in.
Verb Phrases
  1. cave in,
    • to fall in; collapse.
    • to cause to fall in or collapse.
    • to yield; submit; surrender: The opposition caved in before our superior arguments.
noun
  1. an underground hollow with access from the ground surface or from the sea, often found in limestone areas and on rocky coastlines
  2. a secession or a group seceding from a political party on some issue
  3. living in caves
verb
  1. to hollow out
noun
  1. guard or lookout (esp in the phrase keep cave)
sentence substitute
  1. watch out!
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