CAVE

Cave

A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. Caves form naturally by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word "cave" can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos.

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CAVE

CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD., also known as CAVE Co., Ltd., is a Japanese video game company, known primarily for its manic shoot 'em ups. CAVE remains one of the most active makers of arcade shoot-'em-ups in the Japanese market. The company was formed primarily from the remains of Toaplan, and several of their early games are considered to be spiritual successors to prior Toaplan works, in particular Truxton and Batsugun. CAVE currently produces new titles for the arcade, Xbox 360 and cell phones, as well as online games for the PC.

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cave

Noun

  1. A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground, or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
  2. A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
  3. A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
  4. A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
  5. A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.
  6. A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
  7. Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
  8. A collapse or cave-in.
  9. The vagina.
  10. A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
  11. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.

Verb

  1. To surrender.
    He caved under pressure.
  2. To collapse.
    First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.
  3. To hollow out or undermine.
    The levee has been severely caved by the river current.
  4. To engage in the recreational exploration of caves; to spelunk.
    I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky.
    Let's go caving this weekend.
  5. In 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. To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.
  7. To dwell in a cave.

Interjection

  1. look out!; beware!


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