1 a strong stick or pole:
fence staves
2 (BrE) (also staff AmE, BrE) (music) a set of five lines on which music is written
verb (staved, staved) or (stove, stove )
PHRASALVERBS
stave sth<->in to break or damage sth by making part of it fall inwards:
The side of the boat was staved in when it hit the rocks.
stave sth<->off (staved, staved) to prevent sth bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay sb/sth:
to stave off hunger / illness / inflation / bankruptcy * The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is stave a noun, verb, or something else?
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