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cave []

barlang [bˈɑrlɑnɡ]

n üreg [ˈyrɛɡ]

v kiváj [kˈivaːj]

kolo [kˈolo]

luola [lˈuola]

n A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground, or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

n A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.

n A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.

n A place of retreat, such as a man cave.

n (caving) A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.

n (nuclear physics) A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.

n (context|drilling|uncountable) debris | Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.

n (mining) A collapse or cave-in.

n (figuratively|also|_|slang) The vagina.

n (slang|politics|often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.

v To surrender.

v To collapse.

v To hollow out or undermine.

v To engage in the recreational exploration of caves; to spelunk.

v (mining) In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.

v (mining|obsolete) To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.

! (British|public school slang) look out!; beware!