cave

cave  (kv)

n.

1. A hollow or natural passage under or into the earth, especially one with an opening to the surface.

2. A storage cellar, especially for wine.

v. caved, cav·ing, caves

v.tr.

1. To dig or hollow out.

2. To cause to collapse or fall in. Often used with in: The impact caved in the roof of the car.

v.intr.

1. To fall in; collapse. Often used with in: The walls caved in during the earthquake.

2. To give up all opposition; yield. Often used with in: The school committee caved in to the demands of parents.

3. To explore caves.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cava, from neuter pl. of cavus, hollow; see keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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cave¹

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an underground hollow with access from the ground surface or from the sea, often found in limestone areas and on rocky coastlines

2. (Historical Terms) Brit History a secession or a group seceding from a political party on some issue See Adullamite

3. (modifier) living in caves

vb

(tr) to hollow out See also cave in, caving

[from Old French, from Latin cava, plural of cavum cavity, from cavus hollow]

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cave² Brit school slang

n

guard or lookout (esp in the phrase keep cave)

sentence substitute

watch out!

[from Latin cavē! beware!]

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cave  (kv)

A naturally occurring underground hollow or passage, especially one with an opening to the surface of the Earth. Caves can form through a variety of processes, including the dissolution of limestone by flowing water, the differential cooling of volcanic magma (which occurs when the outside surface of the lava cools, but the inside continues to flow downwards, forming a hollow tube), or the action of wind and waves along a rocky coast.

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Cave a small group of politicians who break away from the main party; a splinter party.

Example: cave of Adullam, 1866.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea cavern - a large cave or a large chamber in a cave cove - small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain floor - the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave" geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth grot, grotto - a small cave (usually with attractive features) roof - the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space; "the roof of the cave was very high"; "I could see the roof of the bear's mouth" stalactite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave stalagmite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave wall - a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
Verb	1.	cave - hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks" undermine core out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" sap - excavate the earth beneath
	2.	cave - explore natural caves spelunk explore - travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

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cave

noun hollow, cavern, grotto, den, cavity creatures such as bats and moths which shelter in caves

Quotations
"Caves: Usually inhabited by thieves. Always full of snakes" [Gustave Flaubert The Dictionary of Received Ideas]

Translations

cave¹ [keɪv]

A. N → cueva f, caverna f

B. CPD cave dweller N → cavernícola mf, troglodita mf
cave painting N → pintura f rupestre

cave in VI + ADV

1. [ceiling] → derrumbarse, desplomarse; [ground] → hundirse

2. (fig) (= submit) → ceder, rendirse

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cave² (o.f.) [ˈkeɪvɪ] EXCL (Brit) (Scol) cave! → ¡ojo!, ¡ahí viene!
to keep cave → estar a la mira

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cave [ˈkeɪv]

n → caverne f, grotte f

vi
to go caving → faire de la spéléologie, faire de la spéléo

cave in

vi

[roof] → s'effondrer

(= give in) [person] → céder

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cave:

cave dweller

n → Höhlenbewohner m

cave-in

n → Einsturz m; (= place) → Einsturzstelle f

caveman

n → Höhlenmensch m; (fig) → Tier nt (inf), → Urmensch m; cave instincts → Urinstinkte pl

cave painting

n → Höhlenmalerei f

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cave¹

n to keep cave (dated Brit Sch sl) → Schmiere stehen (inf)

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cave²

n → Höhle f

vi to go caving → auf Höhlenexpedition(en) gehen; he did a lot of caving in his youth → in seiner Jugend hat er viel Höhlenforschung betrieben

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cave [keɪv]

1. n → grotta, caverna

2. vi to go caving → fare speleologia

cave in vi + adv (ceiling, roof) → sfondarsi, crollare; (ground) → franare, cedere

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cave

n cave [keiv]

a large natural hollow in rock or in the earth The children explored the caves. grot كَهْف пещера jeskyně hule die Höhle σπηλιά cueva, caverna koobas غار luola grotte מְעֲרָה गुफा špilja barlang gua hellir caverna, grotta ほら穴 동굴 urvas ala gua grot grotte, hule jaskinia gruta peş­teră пещера jaskyňa jama, votlina pećina grotta, håla ถ้ำ mağara 山洞 печера غار hang động 山洞

n caveman [-mӕn]

in prehistoric times, a person who lived in a cave Cavemen dressed in the skins of animals. grotbewoner ساكِنُ الكُهوف пещерняк jeskynní člověk hulemand der Höhlenmensch άνθρωπος των σπηλαίων hombre de las cavernas koopaelanik انسان غارنشین luolaihminen homme des cavernes אִיש מְעֲרוֹת गुहामानव, गुफावासी špiljski čovjek barlanglakó orang gua steinaldarmaður, hellisbúi cavernicolo 穴居人 동굴인 urvinis žmogus alu cilvēks orang zaman batu holbewoner huleboer, steinaldermann jaskiniowiec homem das cavernas om al cavernelor пещерный человек jaskynný človek jamski človek pećinski čovek grottmänniska มนุษย์ในยุคหินที่อาศัยอยู่ในถ้ำ mağara adamı (史前時代)穴居人 печерна людина غاروں میں رہنے والا آدمی người ở hang （石器时代）穴居人

cave in

(of walls etc) to collapse. instort يَنْهار،يَتَقَوَّض срутвам се zřítit se; propadnout se styrte sammen; skride sammen einstürzen καταρρέω derrumbarse, desplomarse sisse varisema فرو ریختن sortua s'effondrer לְהִתמוֹטֵט दीवारों इत्यादि का अंदर धंस जाना urušenje beomlik runtuh hrynja crollare, franare くずれ落ちる 함몰되다 įkristi iebrukt; iegrimt roboh instorten styrte sammen zapadać się desmoronar a se pră­buşi обваливаться prepadnúť sa zrušiti se urušiti se störta in, rasa การพังทลายลง çökmek, göçmek 坍陷 утворювати западини باز آنا ، ہار ماننا sụp đổ 塌方

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cave → كهف jeskyně hule Höhle σπηλιά cueva luola grotte pećina grotta ほら穴 동굴 grot hule jaskinia caverna пещера grotta ถ้ำ mağara hang 洞穴