cave

  • 11Cave — Cave, v. i. 1. To dwell in a cave. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [See To cave in, below.] 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. [1913 Webster] {To cave …

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  • 12cavé — cavé, ée 1. (ka vé, vée) part. passé de caver1. Rendu cave, devenu creux. •   Malgré ses yeux cavés et son visage blême, LA FONT. Joc.. cavé, ée 2. (ka vé, vée) part. passé de caver2. Qui a mis une certaine somme à certains jeux. Êtes vous cavé ? …

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  • 13CAVE —   [Abk. für Cave Automatic Virtual Environment, dt. »Höhle (als) automatische virtuelle Umgebung«, der Name spielt auf Platos Höhlengleichnis an], 1992 an der University of Illinois (USA) projektierte Form der Darstellung von …

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  • 14cave — [kāv] n. [ME & OFr < L cava, fem. of cavus, hollow < IE base * k̑eu , a swelling, arch, cavity] a hollow place inside the earth, usually an opening, as in a hillside, extending back horizontally; cavern vt. caved, caving [< CAVE the n.]… …

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  • 15Cave — Cave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caving}.] [Cf. F. caver. See {Cave}, n.] To make hollow; to scoop out. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The mouldred earth cav d the banke. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Cave — Cave, MO U.S. town in Missouri Population (2000): 7 Housing Units (2000): 5 Land area (2000): 0.988342 sq. miles (2.559794 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.988342 sq. miles (2.559794 sq. km)… …

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  • 17Cave, MO — U.S. town in Missouri Population (2000): 7 Housing Units (2000): 5 Land area (2000): 0.988342 sq. miles (2.559794 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.988342 sq. miles (2.559794 sq. km) FIPS code:… …

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  • 18cave-in — cave ins N COUNT A cave in is the sudden collapse of the roof of a cave or mine …

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  • 19cave in to — cave in (to (someone/something)) to agree to something after originally opposing it. If the pressure from your parents becomes too strong, you might cave in and go to graduate school. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cave in (= to… …

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  • 20cave in — (to (someone/something)) to agree to something after originally opposing it. If the pressure from your parents becomes too strong, you might cave in and go to graduate school. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cave in (= to suddenly fall …

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