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Definitions and meaning of cave
cave
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishcave, borrowed from Old Frenchcave, from Latincava(“cavity”), from cavus(“hollow”). Cognate with Tocharian Bkor(“throat”), Albaniancup(“odd, uneven”), Ancient Greekκύαρ(kúar, “eye of needle, earhole”), Old Armenianսոր(sor, “hole”), Sanskritशून्य(śūnya, “empty, barren, zero”). Displaced native Old Englishsċræf. More at cavum, cavus and cage.
Pronunciation
enPR: kāv, IPA(key): /keɪv/
Rhymes: -eɪv
Noun
cave (pluralcaves)
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
(caving) A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.
(nuclear physics) A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
(drilling, uncountable) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
(mining) A collapse or cave-in.
(figuratively, also slang) The vagina.
(slang, politics, often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
(obsolete) Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
(programming) A code cave.
Synonyms
earthhole
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
cave (third-person singular simple presentcaves, present participlecaving, simple past and past participlecaved)
(figurative) To surrender.
To collapse.
To hollow out or undermine.
To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.
Synonym:spelunk
(mining) In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.
(mining, obsolete) To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.
(obsolete) To dwell in a cave.
Derived terms
block caving
cave in
caver
caving hammer
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latincavē, second-person singular present active imperative of caveō(“to beware”). Used at Eton College, Berkshire.
Pronunciation
enPR: kāʹvē, IPA(key): /ˈkeɪvi/
Rhymes: -eɪvi
Homophone: cavy
Interjection
cave
(British, school slang) look out!; beware!
Synonyms
heads up, look out, watch it, see also Thesaurus:heads up
Derived terms
keep cave
Translations
Anagrams
evac
Etruscan
Romanization
cave
Romanization of 𐌂𐌀𐌅𐌄
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kav/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latincavus(“concave; cavity”).
Adjective
cave (pluralcaves)
pitted
concave
cavernous
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Late Latincava, substantivized form of Latincava, feminine of the adjective cavus.
Noun
cavef (pluralcaves)
a cellar or basement
(specifically) a wine cellar; or, a piece of furniture that serves the purpose of a wine cellar
(by extension) a wine selection
caves: An estate where wine grapes are grown or (especially) where wine is produced
cave à liqueurs: A chest for the storage of liquors
Derived terms
cave à vin
Descendants
→ Portuguese: cave
Etymology 3
Probably from cavé, from the past participle of caver, a term used in games.
Noun
cavem (pluralcaves)
(slang) an imbecile, a stupid person
Further reading
“cave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
avec
Galician
Verb
cave
inflection of cavar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈka.ve/
Rhymes: -ave
Hyphenation: cà‧ve
Adjective
cave
feminine plural of cavo
Noun
cavef
plural of cava
Anagrams
Ceva
Latin
Verb
cavē
second-person singular present imperative of caveō
1st century AD, Petronius, Satyricon
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Frenchcave, from Latincava.
Alternative forms
caaf, cafe, kafe, kave
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkaːv(ə)/
Noun
cave (pluralcaves)
A cave or cavern.
(by extension) An underground chamber.
A cavity; a hollow.
Descendants
English: cave
Scots: cave
References
“cāve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
cave
Alternative form of caven
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
cavef (pluralcaves)
(Jersey) cave, cellar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: (Brazil)-avi, (Portugal)-avɨ
Hyphenation: ca‧ve
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Frenchcave.
Noun
cavef (pluralcaves)
cellar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cave
inflection of cavar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkabe/[ˈka.β̞e]
Rhymes: -abe
Syllabification: ca‧ve
Etymology 1
Deverbal from cavar.
Noun
cavem (pluralcaves)
(Ecuador) potato harvesting
Etymology 2
Verb
cave
inflection of cavar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Further reading
“cave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014