Cave

Definition of Cave

Pronunciation: kāv

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.

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