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cave

Definition

  • noun: a large hole that was formed by natural processes in the side of a cliff or hill or under the ground
  • noun: a natural chamber or series of chambers in the earth or in the side of a hill or cliff
  • verb: to form a cave in or under
  • usually used with 'in'
  • synonyms: cavern, den, cavity

Examples

  • There are important safety procedures to prevent 'cave-ins' in mines.

  • We kept asking her to come and she finally 'caved in'.

  • We kept asking her to come and she finally 'caved'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Friends? Family? Poison reptiles? My family is bad. They just kind of migrate without me. You should see what they did last year. They woke up early and they tied my hands and feet together. They buried the cave door, and covered their tracks. They made it anyway. So what about you? You got family? (..)
    2002 Ice Age