cave

B1
Pronunciation
/keɪv/
/ˈkeɪvi/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • We found a cave on the mountainside where we could take shelter.
2 Definition

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

3 Definition

A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.

Example Sentences
  • This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years.
4 Definition

A place of retreat, such as a man cave.

Example Sentences
  • My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family.
5 Definition

A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.

Example Sentences
  • It was not strictly a cave, but a narrow fissure in the rock.
6 Definition

A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.

7 Definition

(drilling) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.

8 Definition

A collapse or cave-in.

9 Definition

The vagina.

10 Definition

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

11 Definition

Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.

12 Definition

A code cave.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To surrender.

Example Sentences
  • He caved under pressure.
2 Definition

To collapse.

Example Sentences
  • First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.
3 Definition

To hollow out or undermine.

Example Sentences
  • The levee has been severely caved by the river current.
4 Definition

To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.

Synonyms
spelunk
Example Sentences
  • I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky.
5 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • The deposit is caved by knocking out the posts.
6 Definition

To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.

7 Definition

To dwell in a cave.

Interjection
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

(public school slang) look out!; beware!