cave - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cave' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cave

[ n.]

- A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
- Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
- To make hollow; to scoop out.

2 . Cave

[ v. i.]

- To dwell in a cave.
- 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.

Meaning of 'cave' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cave

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- hollow out as if making a cave or opening

Example in sentence:

The river was caving the banks

Nearby Words:

cavalcade cavalero cavalier cavalierish cavalierism cavalierly cavalierness cavaliero cavally cavalry

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Caveat emptor
“Let the buyer beware.” A slogan popular before the late 1930s when there was no regulation protecting consumer rights.

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