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cave

UK/keɪv/ US/keɪv/ common slang uk
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

verb

1.

hollow out as if making a cave or opening

  • “The river was caving the banks”
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2.

explore natural caves

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Origin

From Middle English cave, borrowed from Old French cave, from Latin cava (“cavity”), from cavus (“hollow”). Cognate with Tocharian B kor (“throat”), Albanian cup (“odd, uneven”), Ancient Greek κύαρ (kúar, “eye of needle, earhole”), Old Armenian սոր (sor, “hole”), Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty, barren, zero”). Displaced native Old English sċræf. More at cavum, cavus and cage.

Phrases

  • Aladdin's cave
  • Blackfellows Caves
  • block caving
  • breathing cave
  • cave art
  • cave bear
  • cave cricket
  • cave disease
  • cave diver
  • cave in
  • Cave Junction
  • cave out

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