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cave out

cave out verb: to form a cave or cave-like shape.

Verb

cave out (third-person singular simple present caves out, present participle caving out, simple past and past participle caved out)

  1. (transitive) To form a cave or cave-like shape.
    • I caved out a space in the rock.
  2. (intransitive) To collapse outwards or out from under something.
    Antonyms:
    cave in

Antonyms of cave out

Forms of cave out

third-person singular presentcaves out
present participlecaving out
past participlecaved out
pastcaved out

Questions about cave out

What does cave out mean?
Cave out means to form a cave or cave-like shape.
What part of speech is cave out?
Cave out is a verb.
What is the past tense of cave out?
The past tense of cave out is caved out.

Words near cave out in the dictionary

  1. cave lines
  2. cave lion
  3. cave lions
  4. cave myotis
  5. Cave of Adullam
  6. cave out
  7. cave painting
  8. cave paintings
  9. cave pearl
  10. cave pearls
  11. cave physa

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