Definition of spelunk - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

cave exploration

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explore natural caves for recreation or study

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They love to spelunk in the nearby mountains.

system exploration

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investigate a complex system or subject thoroughly

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He decided to spelunk the intricacies of quantum physics.

examine

explore

probe

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Origin of spelunk

Latin, spelunca (cave) + -are (to explore)

Examples of spelunk in a sentence

She learned to spelunk during summer camp.
She loves to spelunk into historical archives.
They plan to spelunk the new software's features.

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French:faire de la spéléologie, explorer, ...
German:Höhlen erforschen, erforschen, ...
Italian:esplorare grotte, esplorare, ...
Spanish:explorar cuevas, explorar, ...
Portuguese:explorar, analisar, ...
Chinese:探洞, 深入研究, ...
Japanese:洞窟探検をする, 探求する, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَكْشَفَ الْكُهُوفَ, اسْتَكْشَفَ بِعُمْق, ...
Hebrew:לַחְקוֹר מְעָרוֹת, לַחֲקוֹר מַעֲרֶכֶת מוּרְכֶּבֶת, ...
Russian:исследовать пещеры, исследовать, ...
Ukrainian:досліджувати печери, досліджувати, ...
Hindi:गुफा अन्वेषण करना, खंगालना, ...
Bengali:গুহা অন্বেষণ করা, অনুসন্ধান করা, ...
Catalan:explorar coves, explorar, ...
Czech:jeskyňařit, prozkoumat, ...
Danish:udforske, analysere, ...
Dutch:speleologieën, onderzoeken, ...
Greek:εξερευνώ σπηλιές, ερευνώ, ...
Hungarian:barlangászni, elmélyedni benne, ...
Khmer:រុករករូងភ្នំ, ស្វែងយល់ស៊ីជម្រៅ, ...
Korean:동굴 탐험하다, 탐구하다, ...
Persian:کاوش کردند, کاوش کرد, ...
Polish:eksplorować, zgłębiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):explorar, investigar, ...
Romanian:a explora, a investiga, ...
Swedish:utforska grottor, utforska, ...
Thai:สำรวจถ้ำ, สำรวจ, ...
Turkish:mağaraları keşfetmek, derinlemesine incelemek, ...
Vietnamese:khám phá hang động, khám phá, ...

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