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Pronunciation : Cave
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. cave, L. cavus hollow, whence cavea cavity. Cf. Cage.]
Definition : 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. [Obs.] "The cave of the ear." Bacon. Cave bear (Zo?l.), a very large fossil bear (Ursus spel?us) similar to the grizzly bear, but large; common in European caves. -- Cave dweller, a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling place was a cave. Tylor. -- Cave hyena (Zo?l.), a fossil hyena found abundanty in British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of the living African spotted hyena. -- Cave lion (Zo?l.), a fossil lion found in the caves of Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African lion. -- Bone cave. See under Bone.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cave
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. caver. See Cave, n.]
Definition : Defn: To make hollow; to scoop out. [Obs.] The mouldred earth cav'd the banke. Spenser.

t. [imp. & p. p. Caved; p. pr. & vb. n. Caving.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cave
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To dwell in a cave. [Obs.] Shak.

2. Etym: [See To cave in, below.]

Defn: 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. Etym: [Flem. inkalven.] (a) To fall in and leave a hollow, as earth on the side of a well or pit. (b) To submit; to yield. [Slang] H. Kingsley.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913