to cave

Examples

• All

• Two years ago, we were caving in Peru.

  Within (2005)

• We're caving.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I I just, I do not see the appeal to cave diving at all as a sport, as an activity.

• Do you like caving?

  Sanctum (2011)

• When I was actively caving with the Cave Research Foundation in the 70s, there was a woman among us who divorced her husband and married a Captain of Armor from Ft. Knox.

  Blog text (5)

• Last weekend, we went caving in the beautiful limestone caves of Kentucky.

• He enjoys caving because it allows him to discover hidden underground formations.

• Every summer, our club organizes trips for caving adventures in different states.

Synonyms

S

to spelunk

vsto cave

• US

3 9.6

To explore caves for fun or study

focuses on leisure activity rather than research or adventure

Phrasal Verbs

C

to cave in

22 3.7

Suddenly fall inward because its sides or top become weak, for example a tunnel

C

to cave in

• Informal

21 4.8

Give in to pressure or strong requests after resisting

C

to cave to

• Informal

5 7.6

To give in to pressure or demands from others

Compounds

C

cave-in

9 7.1

A sudden collapse of the ground or a building into the space below

M

man cave

8 5.1

A room in a home where a man relaxes and enjoys hobbies

C

cave dweller

1 6.0

A person or animal that lives in a cave, often in ancient times

C

cave man

1 4.3

A very early person who lived in caves long ago

C

cave woman

1 6.7

A woman from long ago who lived in caves and used simple tools

C

cave bat

8.6

A small dull yellow-brown flying animal with large ears that lives in caves

C

cave dweller

7.4

A person who lives alone and avoids meeting other people

C

cave myotis

• Specialized

9.9

A small bat with large ears that lives in caves in the southwestern United States and Mexico

C

Cave of Adullam

• Literature

9.9

A safe place where people who are sad or in trouble meet and find support

F

Fingal's Cave

9.3

A large sea cave on the island of Staffa in Scotland with tall dark rock columns and strong echoes

M

Mammoth Cave National Park

3.6

A national park in Kentucky with a very large cave system and an underground river

W

Wind Cave National Park

5.2

A national park in South Dakota with limestone caves and bison herds

How Adventurous

to spelunk

• US

3 9.6

to cave

5 4.7

to peek

119 1.1

Surface Forms

Etymology