Толковый словарь английского языка - cave
Cave
cave
I. noun see: cyme Date: 13th century a natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface, a usually underground chamber for storage , II. verb (~d; caving) Date: 15th century transitive verb to form a ~ in or under ; hollow , undermine , intransitive verb to explore ~s especially as a sport or hobby, ~r noun III. verb (~d; caving) Etymology: probably alteration of calve Date: 1513 intransitive verb to fall in or down especially from being undermined, to cease to resist ; submit , transitive verb to cause to fall or collapse
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a large hollow in the side of a cliff, hill, etc., or underground. 2 Brit. hist. a dissident political group. --v.intr. explore caves, esp. interconnecting or underground. Phrases and idioms cave-bear an extinct kind of large bear, whose bones have been found in caves. cave-dweller = CAVEMAN. cave in 1 a (of a wall, earth over a hollow, etc.) subside, collapse. b cause (a wall, earth, etc.) to do this. 2 yield or submit under pressure; give up. cave-in n. a collapse, submission, etc. Derivatives cavelike adj. caver n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L cava f. cavus hollow: cave in prob. f. E. Anglian dial. calve in 2. int. Brit. schoolsl. look out! (as a warning cry). Phrases and idioms keep cave act as lookout. Etymology: L, = beware ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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