noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The recreational sport of exploring caves. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   An act of collapsing or caving in. countable, uncountable

   "Likewise, some Turner Valley wells had to be abandoned because of repeated cavings."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of cave form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

spelunking

Example

More examples

"The president is caving to critical voices on the right."

Related phrases

cave in

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