CAVING
/ˈkeɪvɪŋ/
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Scrabble
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WWF
C(3) A(1) V(4) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
/ˈkeɪvɪŋ/
verb
- To surrender.“He caved under pressure.”
- To collapse.“First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.”
- To hollow out or undermine.“The levee has been severely caved by the river current.”
- To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.“I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky.”
- 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.”
noun
- The recreational sport of exploring caves.
- An act of collapsing or caving in.
Source: Wiktionary
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