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cave
noun
a
large
natural
hole
in
the
ground
or
in
the
side
of
a
hill
or
cliff
,
big
enough
for
a
person
to
enter
•
The
hikers
discovered
a
dark
cave
behind
the
waterfall
.
The
hikers
discovered
a
dark
cave
behind
the
waterfall
.
•
Bats
flew
out
of
the
cave
at
sunset
.
Bats
flew
out
of
the
cave
at
sunset
.
From
Latin
“
cavea
”
meaning
“
hollow
,
cavity
.”
verb
-
cave
,
caving
,
caves
,
caved
to
fall
in
or
collapse
suddenly
,
especially
when
the
roof
or
sides
of
something
give
way
•
Heavy
rain
caused
part
of
the
tunnel
to
cave
unexpectedly
.
Heavy
rain
caused
part
of
the
tunnel
to
cave
unexpectedly
.
•
Be
careful
;
the
snow
may
cave
under
your
weight
.
Be
careful
;
the
snow
may
cave
under
your
weight
.
Extension
of
the
noun
sense
:
a
roof
collapses
and
forms
a
cavity
.
verb
-
cave
,
caving
,
caves
,
caved
(
informal
)
to
finally
agree
to
something
after
resisting
;
to
give
in
to
pressure
•
After
hours
of
negotiation
,
the
manager
caved
and
accepted
our
proposal
.
After
hours
of
negotiation
,
the
manager
caved
and
accepted
our
proposal
.
•
I
tried
to
stick
to
my
diet
,
but
I
caved
when
I
smelled
the
fresh
pizza
.
I
tried
to
stick
to
my
diet
,
but
I
caved
when
I
smelled
the
fresh
pizza
.
Metaphor
from
the
idea
of
collapsing
like
a
roof
that
caves
in
.
