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Cave

/ Cave /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

Type of:

enclosure natural enclosure

Kinds of:

cavern cove Fingal's Cave grotto grot

Derived:

spelunk

verb Sense 2

explore natural caves

Type of:

explore

Derived:

potholer spelunker speleologist spelaeologist

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 3

hollow out as if making a cave or opening

"The river was caving the banks"

Type of:

hollow hollow out core out

Kinds of:

sap

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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