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stave
[ steyv ]
noun
- one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- a stick, rod, pole, or the like.
- a rung of a ladder, chair, etc.
- Prosody.
- a verse or stanza of a poem or song.
- the alliterating sound in a line of verse, as the w- sound in wind in the willows.
- Music. staff 1( def 10 ).
verb (used with object)
- to break in a stave or staves of (a cask or barrel) so as to release the wine, liquor, or other contents.
- to release (wine, liquor, etc.) by breaking the cask or barrel.
- to break or crush (something) inward (often followed by in ).
- to break (a hole) in, especially in the hull of a boat.
- to break to pieces; splinter; smash.
- to furnish with a stave or staves.
- to beat with a stave or staff.
verb (used without object)
- to become staved in, as a boat; break in or up.
- to move along rapidly.
verb phrase
- to put, ward, or keep off, as by force or evasion.
- to prevent in time; forestall:
He wasn't able to stave off bankruptcy.
stave
/ ²õ³Ù±ðɪ±¹ /
noun
- any one of a number of long strips of wood joined together to form a barrel, bucket, boat hull, etc
- any of various bars, slats, or rods, usually of wood, such as a rung of a ladder or a crosspiece bracing the legs of a chair
- any stick, staff, etc
- a stanza or verse of a poem
- music
- an individual group of five lines and four spaces used in staff notation
- another word for staff 1
verb
- often foll by in to break or crush (the staves of a boat, barrel, etc) or (of the staves of a boat) to be broken or crushed
- trusually foll byin to burst or force (a hole in something)
- tr to provide (a ladder, chair, etc) with a stave or staves
- tr to sprain (a finger, toe, etc)
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù²¹±¹±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of stave1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In the process, they're shifting focus from just staving off the infringement of their rights and freedoms from outside actors to cultivating joy and belonging within their communities.
In recent weeks, the company - which has debts of nearly £20bn - secured a £3bn rescue loan to stave off the prospect of the company coming under government control.
The troubled firm secured the rescue loan in February, to stave off the prospect of the debt-laden company coming under government control.
Some of those usually loyal to the leadership have been privately advocating more flexibility on her fiscal rules to stave off painful cuts.
Rep. David Valadao faces the difficult task of reassuring constituents in his Central Valley district that he will stave off cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program.
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