Definition of stave Stave
/stejˈv/ - [steyv] - stave
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NounPlural: staves |
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| stave - one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket | ||
| lag | ||
| slat, spline a thin strip (wood or metal) | ||
| stave - a crosspiece between the legs of a chair | ||
| rung, round | ||
| crosspiece a transverse brace | ||
| side chair, straight chair a straight-backed chair without arms | ||
| rocking chair, rocker a chair mounted on rockers | ||
| feeding chair, highchair a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray | ||
| folding chair a chair that can be folded flat for storage | ||
| stave - (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written | ||
| staff | ||
| musical notation (music) notation used by musicians | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| staff line any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff | ||
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| stave - furnish with staves; "stave a ladder" | ||
| outfit, equip, fit out, fit provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer" | ||
| stave - burst or force (a hole) into something | ||
| stave in | ||
| break open, split, burst open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- stave (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. - stave (Noun)
One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel . - stave (Noun)
A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff. - stave (Noun)
The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff. - stave (Noun)
A staff or walking stick . - stave (Verb)
To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst. Often with in. - stave (Verb)
To push, as with a staff. With off. - stave (Verb)
To delay by force; to drive away. Often with off. - stave (Verb)
To burst in pieces by striking against something. - stave (Verb)
To walk or move rapidly.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stave (n.)
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. - stave (n.)
One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc. - stave (n.)
A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff. - stave (n.)
The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff. - stave (n.)
To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; -- often with in; as, to stave a cask; to stave in a boat. - stave (n.)
To push, as with a staff; -- with off. - stave (n.)
To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project. - stave (n.)
To suffer, or cause, to be lost by breaking the cask. - stave (n.)
To furnish with staves or rundles. - stave (n.)
To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron; as, to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run. - stave (v. i.)
To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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stave
A series of (usually five) horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stave
stāv, n. one of the pieces of which a cask is made: a staff or part of a piece of music: a stanza.—v.t. to break a stave or the staves of: to break: to burst: to drive off, as with a staff: to delay:—pa.t. and pa.p. stāved or stōve. [By-form of staff.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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stave
To break a hole in any vessel. Also, to drive in the head of a cask, as of spirits, to prevent the crew from misusing it in case of wreck.--To stave off. To boom off; to push anything off with a pole.
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