Cave

n.	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.
	3.	(Eng. Politics) A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866. See Adullam, Cave of, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. Cave bear (Zool.) 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. Cave hyena (Zool.) a fossil hyena found abundanty in British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of the living African spotted hyena. - Tylor. Cave lion (Zool.) a fossil lion found in the caves of Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African lion. Bone cave See under Bone.
v. t.	1.	To make hollow; to scoop out. [imp. & p. p. Caved ; p. pr. & vb. n. Caving.] The mouldred earth cav'd the banke. - Spenser.
v. i.	1.	To dwell in a cave.
	2.	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 a - To fall in and leave a hollow, as earth on the side of a well or pit. b - To submit; to yield. - H. Kingsley.

Noun	1.	cave - an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
Verb	1.	cave - hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks" Synonyms: undermine
	2.	cave - explore natural caves Synonyms: spelunk

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