Calve vs. Cave — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Calve and Cave
ADVERTISEMENT
Definitions
Calve➦
To give birth to a calf.
Cave➦
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground.
Calve➦
To break at an edge, so that a portion separates. Used of a glacier or iceberg.
Cave➦
A natural underground chamber in a hillside or cliff
The narrow gorge contains a series of prehistoric caves
Calve➦
To give birth to (a calf).
Cave➦
Explore caves as a sport
They say they cave for the adventure, challenge, and physical exercise
ADVERTISEMENT
Calve➦
To set loose (a mass of ice). Used of a glacier or iceberg.
Cave➦
Capitulate or submit under pressure; cave in
He caved because his position had become untenable
She finally caved in the face of his persistence
Calve➦
(intransitive) to give birth to a calf
Cave➦
(among children) look out!
Calve➦
(intransitive) to assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
Cave➦
A hollow or natural passage under or into the earth, especially one with an opening to the surface.
ADVERTISEMENT
Calve➦
(transitive) to give birth to (a calf)
Cave➦
A storage cellar, especially for wine.
Calve➦
To shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched.
Cave➦
To dig or hollow out.
Calve➦
To break off
The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier.
When an iceberg breaks off from a large ice shelf along an existing fissure, it looks like a large, flat rectangle. Typically, only 10 percent of an iceberg is visible above the water. As it calved, the iceberg may have been smooth and flat underneath, but ocean currents would have quickly changed it.
Cave➦
To cause to collapse or fall in. Often used with in
The impact caved in the roof of the car.
Calve➦
To shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched.
Cave➦
To fall in; collapse. Often used with in
The walls caved in during the earthquake.
Calve➦
To bring forth a calf.
Cave➦
To give up all opposition; yield. Often used with in
The school committee caved in to the demands of parents.
Calve➦
To bring forth young; to produce offspring.
Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
The grassy clods now calved.
Cave➦
To explore caves.
Calve➦
To throw off fragments which become icebergs; - said of a glacier.
Cave➦
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
We found a cave on the mountainside where we could take shelter.
Calve➦
Release ice;
The icebergs and glaciers calve
Cave➦
A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
Calve➦
Birth;
The whales calve at this time of year
Cave➦
A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years.
Cave➦
A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family.
Cave➦
(caving) A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.
It was not strictly a cave, but a narrow fissure in the rock.
Cave➦
(nuclear physics) A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
Cave➦
Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
Cave➦
(mining) A collapse or cave-in.
Cave➦
The vagina.
Cave➦
A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
Cave➦
(obsolete) Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
Cave➦
(programming) A code cave.
Cave➦
To surrender.
He caved under pressure.
Cave➦
To collapse.
First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.
Cave➦
To hollow out or undermine.
The levee has been severely caved by the river current.
Cave➦
To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.
I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky.
Let's go caving this weekend.
Cave➦
(mining) 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.
Cave➦
To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.
Cave➦
(obsolete) To dwell in a cave.
Cave➦
Look out!; beware!
Cave➦
A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
Cave➦
Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
Cave➦
A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866. See Adullam, Cave of, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Cave➦
To make hollow; to scoop out.
The mouldred earth cav'd the banke.
Cave➦
To dwell in a cave.
Cave➦
To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter.
Cave➦
An underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
Cave➦
Hollow out as if making a cave or opening;
The river was caving the banks
Cave➦
Explore natural caves
