Caving
/ˈkeɪvɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:16 pts6 letters
Definition of Caving
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.
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