stave+off
21stave — [steɪv] verb stave something → off phrasal verb [transitive] to prevent something bad from happening or affecting you for a short period of time: • The company is restructuring in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy …
22stave — (n.) piece of a barrel, 1750, back formation from staves (late 14c.), plural of STAFF (Cf. staff) (Cf. leaves/leaf), possibly from O.E., but not recorded there. The verb (to stave in, past tense stove) is 1590s, originally nautical, on notion of… …
23stave — ► NOUN 1) any of the lengths of wood fixed side by side to make a barrel, bucket, etc. 2) a strong stick, post, or pole. 3) (also staff) Music a set of five parallel lines on or between any of which a note is written to indicate its pitch. 4) a… …
24stave something off — AVERT, prevent, avoid, counter, preclude, forestall, nip in the bud; ward off, fend off, head off, keep off, keep at bay. → stave * * * ˌstave sthˈoff derived (staved …
25stave — /steɪv / (say stayv) noun 1. one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood which form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel. 2. a stick, rod, pole, or the like. 3. a rung of a ladder, chair, etc. 4. Prosody a. a verse or stanza of a poem… …
26stave — stave1 [steıv] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: staves] 1.) the set of five lines on which music is written 2.) one of the thin curved pieces of wood fitted close together to form the sides of a ↑barrel stave 2 stave2 v past tense and past participle… …
27stave — /stayv/, n., v., staved or stove, staving. n. 1. one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel. 2. a stick, rod, pole, or the like. 3. a rung of a ladder, chair, etc. 4. Pros. a. a verse or… …
28stave — [[t]steɪv[/t]] n. v. staved stove, stav•ing 1) one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel 2) a stick, rod, pole, or the like 3) bui a rung of a ladder, chair, etc 4) pro a) a verse or… …
29stave — 1 noun (C) 1 the set of five lines on which music is written 2 one of the thin curved pieces of wood fitted close together to form the sides of a barrel 1 (1) 2 verb stave in phrasal verb past tense and past participle staved or stove (I, T) to… …
30stave — stave1 [ steıv ] verb ,stave in phrasal verb transitive to break something inward: The side of the car was staved in from the accident. ,stave off phrasal verb transitive to stop something from happening: We re still trying to stave off a trade… …
