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Caving

verb
/ˈkeɪvɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo surrender.
"He caved under pressure."
2.verbTo collapse.
"First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran."
3.verbTo hollow out or undermine.
"The levee has been severely caved by the river current."
4.verbTo engage in the recreational exploration of caves.
"I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky."
5.verbIn room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.
"The deposit is caved by knocking out the posts."
6.verbTo work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.
7.verbTo dwell in a cave.
8.nounThe recreational sport of exploring caves.
9.nounAn act of collapsing or caving in.

Synonyms

spelunkunderminesublevelcanyoneeringcave-inspeluncaphobiafootcavecroftcryptsqueezecaverncaveful

Rhymes With

cravingravingbravingengravingpavingwavingwood engravingbehaving
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