caves

/keɪvz/

noun

1
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
“We found a cave on the mountainside where we could take shelter.”
2
A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
3
A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
“This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years.”
4
A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
“My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family.”
5
A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.
“It was not strictly a cave, but a narrow fissure in the rock.”
6
A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
7
(drilling) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
8
A collapse or cave-in.
9
The vagina.
10
(often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
11
Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
12
A code cave.

1
To surrender.
“He caved under pressure.”
2
To collapse.
“First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.”
3
To hollow out or undermine.
“The levee has been severely caved by the river current.”
4
To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.
“I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky.”
5
In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.
“The deposit is caved by knocking out the posts.”
6
To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.
7
To dwell in a cave.

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