Thesaurus: cave

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1. n. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
2. n. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
3. n. To make hollow; to scoop out.
4. v. i. To dwell in a cave.
5. v. i. To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter.
6. n. a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
7. v. hollow out as if making a cave or opening
8. v. explore natural caves
9. 1. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den. 2. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. [Obs.] "The cave of the ear." Bacon. Cave bear (Zoöl.), a very large fossil bear (Ursus spelæus) similar to the grizzly bear, but large; common in European caves. -- Cave dweller, a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling place was a cave. Tylor. -- Cave hyena (Zoöl.), a fossil hyena found abundanty in British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of the living African spotted hyena. -- Cave lion (Zoöl.), a fossil lion found in the caves of Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African lion. -- Bone cave. See under Bone. To make hollow; to scoop out. [Obs.] The mouldred earth cav'd the banke. Spenser. 1. To dwell in a cave. [Obs.] Shak. 2. Etym: [See To cave in, below.] To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter. To cave in. Etym: [Flem. inkalven.] (a) To fall in and leave a hollow, as earth on the side of a well or pit. (b) To submit; to yield. [Slang] H. Kingsley.
10. To make hollow; to scoop out. [Obs.]The mouldred earth cav'd the banke. Spenser.
11. v:7/n:93 n. a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea v. hollow out as if making a cave or opening v. explore natural caves