cave
    n 1: a geological formation consisting of an underground
         enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or
         from the sea
    v 1: hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was
         caving the banks" [syn: cave, undermine]
    2: explore natural caves [syn: cave, spelunk]

Cave \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.]
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         The mouldred earth cav'd the banke.      --Spenser.
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Cave \Cave\, v. i.
   1. To dwell in a cave. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   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.
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   To cave in. [Flem. inkalven.]
      (a) To fall in and leave a hollow, as earth on the side of
          a well or pit.
      (b) To submit; to yield. [Slang] --H. Kingsley.
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Cave \Cave\ (k[=a]v), n. [F. cave, L. cavus hollow, whence cavea
   cavity. Cf. Cage.]
   1. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial;
      a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
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   2. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. [Obs.] "The cave of
      the ear." --Bacon.
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   3. (Eng. Politics) A coalition or group of seceders from a
      political party, as from the Liberal party in England in
      1866. See Adullam, Cave of, in the Dictionary of Noted
      Names in Fiction.
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   Cave bear (Zool.), a very large fossil bear (Ursus
      spel[ae]us) similar to the grizzly bear, but large;
      common in European caves.

   Cave dweller, a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling
      place was a cave. --Tylor.

   Cave hyena (Zool.), a fossil hyena found abundanty in
      British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of
      the living African spotted hyena.

   Cave lion (Zool.), a fossil lion found in the caves of
      Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African
      lion.

   Bone cave. See under Bone.
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Cave
   There are numerous natural caves among the limestone rocks of
   Syria, many of which have been artificially enlarged for various
   purposes.
   
     The first notice of a cave occurs in the history of Lot (Gen.
   19:30).
   
     The next we read of is the cave of Machpelah (q.v.), which
   Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth (Gen. 25:9, 10). It was
   the burying-place of Sarah and of Abraham himself, also of
   Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, and Jacob (Gen. 49:31; 50:13).
   
     The cave of Makkedah, into which the five Amorite kings
   retired after their defeat by Joshua (10:16, 27).
   
     The cave of Adullam (q.v.), an immense natural cavern, where
   David hid himself from Saul (1 Sam. 22:1, 2).
   
     The cave of Engedi (q.v.), now called 'Ain Jidy, i.e., the
   "Fountain of the Kid", where David cut off the skirt of Saul's
   robe (24:4). Here he also found a shelter for himself and his
   followers to the number of 600 (23:29; 24:1). "On all sides the
   country is full of caverns which might serve as lurking-places
   for David and his men, as they do for outlaws at the present
   day."
   
     The cave in which Obadiah hid the prophets (1 Kings 18:4) was
   probably in the north, but it cannot be identified.
   
     The cave of Elijah (1 Kings 19:9), and the "cleft" of Moses on
   Horeb (Ex. 33:22), cannot be determined.
   
     In the time of Gideon the Israelites took refuge from the
   Midianites in dens and caves, such as abounded in the mountain
   regions of Manasseh (Judg. 6:2).
   
     Caves were frequently used as dwelling-places (Num. 24:21;
   Cant. 2:14; Jer. 49:16; Obad. 1:3). "The excavations at Deir
   Dubban, on the south side of the wady leading to Santa Hanneh,
   are probably the dwellings of the Horites," the ancient
   inhabitants of Idumea Proper. The pits or cavities in rocks were
   also sometimes used as prisons (Isa. 24:22; 51:14; Zech. 9:11).
   Those which had niches in their sides were occupied as
   burying-places (Ezek. 32:23; John 11:38).
   

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)
   FIPS code:            12079
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             39.022986 N, 91.058936 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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