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US
/ˈsteɪv/
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[ UK /stˈeɪv/ ]
[ UK /stˈeɪv/ ]
VERB
- burst or force (a hole) into something
-
furnish with staves
stave a ladder
NOUN
- one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
- (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
- a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
How To Use stave In A Sentence
- Japan had hoped that the resumption of talks in September would help the countries settle the issue and stave off mounting cries on both sides for further escalation.
- They entered the market obliquely through the production of non-agricultural products such as barrel staves that they bartered for textiles, hardware and cheap consumer goods.
- But this shock win gave City a huge lift in their quest to stave off relegation from the Championship. The Sun
- The man was whittling a stave of birchwood into a rude axe-handle, and asked the question without raising his head. THE GREAT INTERROGATION
- The airline is pushing ahead with its own restructuring plan in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy. Times, Sunday Times
- The wood of the stave and arrow shafts was dark with moisture.
- A Ringwood business has staved off an enforcement notice from New Forest district council at the 11th hour.
- Dublin finally bowed to the inevitable yesterday and said it DOES need a rescue package to stave off bankruptcy. The Sun
- A polite tongue provided a shield of tactful silence and banal pleasantries that staved off needless provocation and harm.
- The lost camper staved off death from hunger by eating birds eggs.