cave

cave

 (kāv)

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 keuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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cave

(keɪv)

n

1. (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) history Brit 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

[C13: from Old French, from Latin cava, plural of cavum cavity, from cavus hollow]

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cave

(ˈkeɪvɪ)

n

guard or lookout (esp in the phrase keep cave)

sentence substitute

watch out!

[from Latin cavē! beware!]

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cave

(keɪv)

n., v. caved, cav•ing. n.

1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.

2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine.

v.t.

3. Mining. to cause (overlying rock) to collapse into a stope or sublevel; undermine.

v.i.

4. to collapse (often fol. by in).

5. cave in,

a. to fall in; collapse.

b. to cause to fall in or collapse.

c. to yield; surrender.

[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin cava (feminine singular), Latin cava, neuter pl. of cavum hole]

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cave

(kāv)

A hollow or natural passage under the earth or in the side of a hill or mountain with an opening to the surface. Caves can form in many ways, but especially from the dissolving of limestone.

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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.

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cave

Past participle: caved
Gerund: caving

Imperative

cave

cave

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cave

1. A Latin word meaning beware.

2. A hole in the Earth’s crust, produced by water erosion or lava.

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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]

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cave

noun

A hollow beneath the earth's surface:

cavern, grotto.

phrasal verb
cave in

1. To fall in:

buckle, collapse, crumple, give, go.

Idiom: give way.

2. To suddenly lose all health or strength:

break (down), collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb.

Informal: crack up.

Slang: conk out.

Idiom: give way.

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Translations

كَهْف

пещера

jeskyně

hule

Höhle

σπηλιάσπήλαιο

cuevacavernagruta

غار

luolamurtuaporausjätesiipisoppi

grottecavernecreux

pećinaspilja

barlang

gua

hellir

grottacavernacavitàcrollare

ほら穴

동굴

cavernaspelunca

įkristiurvinis žmogus

ala

grothol

grottehule

jaskinia

caverna

cavernăgrotăpeşteră

вертеппещера

jamavotlina

grotta

ถ้ำ

mağara

hanghang động

山洞洞穴

cave

¹ [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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cave

² (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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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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cave

¹

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

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cave

²

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

(keiv) noun

a large natural hollow in rock or in the earth. The children explored the caves. grot كَهْف пещера gruta jeskyně die Höhle hule σπηλιάcueva, caverna koobas غار luola grotteמערה गुफा špilja barlang gua hellir caverna, grotta ほら穴 동굴 urvas ala gua grotgrotte, hulejaskinia سمڅ، سمڅه، غار: په سياسى حزب كې انشعاب كوونكى-اقليت: په سمځه كې استو ګنه gruta peş­teră пещера jaskyňa jama, votlina pećina grotta, håla ถ้ำ mağara 山洞 печера غار hang động 山洞

ˈcaveman (-mӕn) noun

in prehistoric times, a person who lived in a cave. Cavemen dressed in the skins of animals. grotbewoner ساكِنُ الكُهوف пещерняк homem das cavernas jeskynní člověk der Höhlenmensch hulemand άνθρωπος των σπηλαίων hombre de las cavernas koopaelanik انسان غارنشین luolamies 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 holbewonerhuleboer, steinaldermann jaskiniowiec په سمځه کی استوګنه 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 desmoronar zřítit se; propadnout se einstürzen styrte sammen; skride sammen καταρρέωderrumbarse, 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 instortenstyrte sammen zapadać się سمڅه 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 塌陷，坍方

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cave

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

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cave

n. depresión;

caverna.

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