Stave

Word STAVE
Character 5
Hyphenation stave
Pronunciations /steɪv/

Definitions and meanings of "Stave"

What do we mean by stave?

A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure. noun

One of the wooden planks in a stave wall. noun

A rung of a ladder or chair. noun

A staff or cudgel. noun

A set of verses; a stanza. noun

To crush or smash inward, often by making a hole. Often used with in: transitive verb

To keep or hold off; repel. phrasal verb

A pole or piece of wood of some length; a Staff. noun

A stanza; a verse; a metrical division. noun

Specifically, same as staff, 9. noun

To break in a stave or staves of; knock a hole in; break; burst: as, the boat is stove.

To cause or suffer to be lost by breaking the cask; hence, to spill; pour out.

To furnish with staves or rundles.

To make firm by compression; shorten or compact, as a heated rod or bar by endwise blows, or as lead in the socket-joints of pipes.

To go or rush along recklessly or regardless of everything, as one in a rage; work energetically; drive.

The porter-bar used to start and hold massive forgings which are undergoing treatment in a furnace or under a hammer or press. The part to be made is welded to the stave or porter-bar, and when completed the latter is cut off. noun

To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments. intransitive verb

One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc. noun

One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.

One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel

A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.

The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.

A staff or walking stick.

A sign, symbol or sigil, including rune or rune-like characters, used in Icelandic magic.

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The word "stave" in example sentences

Their poems were graven upon small staves or rods, one line upon each face of the rod; and the Old English word "stave," as applied to a stanza, is probably a relic of the practice, which, in the early ages, prevailed in the West. ❋ Unknown (1904)

They've got to get a proposal together with, like, sheet music and all, and with the music constructed in GarageBand by yours truly, who barely knows a stave from a semi-quaver, getting that together is ... a challenge, as they say. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

If you're buying a stave from a dealer, you'll save on drying time (4-6 weeks if cutting your own). ❋ Unknown (2004)

He was singing a stave from the "Enniskillen Dragoon" when I came up with him ❋ Unknown (1852)

Origin: A stave is a stick of wood, from the plural of staff, staves. ❋ William Harryman (2007)

Each chapter is called a stave, or stanza of the carol. ❋ Ontario. Ministry Of Education (N/A)

So I would start interspersing other books in between the chapters to kind of stave off that terrible moment when the book ended. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The inner form has one wedge-shaped loose stave which is withdrawn after the concrete has set for about 20 hours, thus collapsing the inner form and allowing it to be removed. ❋ Halbert Powers Gillette (N/A)

If I never leave you biddies till my stave is a bar I’d be tempted rigidly to become a passionate father. ❋ Unknown (2006)

8. Music is written on a set of horizontal lines called a "stave " or "staff". ❋ Unknown (2009)

In an effort to stave off criticism, Bolling issued a weak pseudo-apology on Monday saying this: We got a little fast and loose with the language, and we know it's been interpreted as being disrespectful, and for that, I'm sorry. ❋ Rashad Robinson (2011)

But the truth is my body just feels so good how can I stave off an orgasm? ❋ Emily Smith-Miller (2011)

After all, while the SEC shares its revenue equally among members, the Big 12 did sweeten the pot enough last year to stave off a defection by a host of teams, including Texas A&M, with pledges of increased revenue, though Nebraska and Colorado did slip away beforehand. ❋ Jennifer S. Forsyth (2011)

There is also no guarantee that easing now would stave off political pressure for more action in October, when debate on how to pay for post-quake reconstruction starts in earnest under new premier Yoshihiko Noda. ❋ Reuters (2011)

Stocks plunged Thursday as investors appeared to lose faith in the ability of the world's policy makers to revive the global economy and stave off a rolling debt crisis in Europe. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Faith in Clough appeared in the form of more than £2m in player investment Frank Fielding, Jason Shackell, Chris Maguire and Theo Robinson among them, but immediate returns are needed to stave off heavy pressure on his job. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If I tried hard enough, would I be able to stave off my jealousy when I saw Isabelle living the life I once had? ❋ Sarah Pekkanen (2011)

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