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Definitions for Caving

[1] spelunking.
[2] a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
[3] a storage cellar, especially for wine.
[4] English History . a secession, or a group of seceders, from a political party on some special question.
[5] to hollow out.
[6] Mining . to cause (overlying material) to fall into a stope, sublevel, or the like. to cause (supports, as stulls or sets) to collapse beneath overlying material. to fill (a stope or the like) with caved-in material: sub-level caving.
[7] to cave in.
[8] cave in , to fall in; collapse. to cause to fall in or collapse. Informal . to yield; submit; surrender: The opposition caved in before our superior arguments.
[9] the sport of climbing in and exploring caves
[10] an underground hollow with access from the ground surface or from the sea, often found in limestone areas and on rocky coastlines
[11] British history a secession or a group seceding from a political party on some issue See Adullamite
[12] (modifier) living in caves
[13] (tr) to hollow out
[14] guard or lookout (esp in the phrase keep cave )
[15] watch out!

Words related to Caving

defer, surrender, agree, acknowledge, quit, perish, wilt, buckle, yield, bow, cease, capitulate, kowtow, acquiesce, comply, relent, bend, accept, succumb, admit

Words nearby Caving

caviar, cavicorn, cavie, cavil, cavill, caving, cavitary, cavitation, cavite, cavitis, cavity

Origin of Caving

e1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin cava (feminine singular), Latin cava, neuter plural of cavum hole, noun use of neuter of cavus hollow

Other words from Caving

cave·like , adjective

Word origin for Caving

efrom Latin cavē! beware!

Synonyms for Caving

acknowledge, agree, defer, surrender, abide, accede, acquiesce, appease, bend, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, cede, concede, fold, humor, indulge, knuckle, kowtow, obey, quit, relent, relinquish, stoop, succumb, tolerate, truckle, withstand, yield, be submissive, eat crow, give away, give ground, give in, give way, go with the flow, grin and bear it, knuckle under, lay down arms, put up with, resign oneself, say uncle, throw in the towel, toe the line