caved

/keɪvd/

IPA: /K EY1 V D/

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.
“I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky.”
syn:spelunk
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.

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