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The Dutch word for cave is
grot





cave

Dutch Definition


cave
     1. grot, hol

Translations for cave and their definitions

hol
     1. n-n. A hole, hollow, cavity
     2. n-n. (nautical) A cargo hold
     3. n-n. (vulgar) An anus, arsehole; both anatomical senses of butt
           Je hol zul je zelf moeten schoonmaken. - You'll have to clean up your arse yourself.
     4. n-n. (by extension) Any other bodily cavity that resembles a hole
     5. n-n. An artificial opening such as a slit
     6. n-n. burrow (a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, like a rabbit, used as a dwelling)
     7. n-n. (figuratively) An unsanitary and/or unpleasant place; shithole
     8. adj. hollow, having an empty space inside
     9. n-m. A run, the action running
     10. n-f. A small height in the landscape, such as
     11. n-f.          a hill (like the Utrecht city wall ruins)
     12. n-f.          a sloping road (as in Rotterdam)
     13. v. first-person singular present indicative of hollen
     14. v. imperative of hollen


grot ©
     1. n-f. cave, cavern
           Twaalf mensen waren omgekomen, nadat ze in een grot verdwaald geraakt waren. - Twelve people had passed away, after they had got lost inside a cave.


opgepast
     1. Participle. past participle of oppassen


ondermijnen
     1. v. to undermine, subvert, sap


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