stave+off
31stave sth off — UK US stave sth off Phrasal Verb with stave({{}}/steɪv/ verb ► to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily: »We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September …
32stave — I UK [steɪv] / US verb Word forms stave : present tense I/you/we/they stave he/she/it staves present participle staving past tense staved past participle staved Phrasal verbs: stave in stave off II UK [steɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms… …
33stave — n 1. slat, stay, lath, rib, board; staff, crook, walking stick, alpenstock, pikestaff, cane; stick, branch, club, cudgel; rod, wand, baton; pole, shaft, beam, upright, standard; pale, paling, stake, post, picket. v 2. break in, crush, put a hole… …
34stave — [[t]ste͟ɪv[/t]] staves, staving, staved 1) N COUNT A stave is a strong stick, especially one that is used as a weapon. Many of the men had armed themselves with staves and pieces of iron. Syn: staff 2) N COUNT A stave is the five lines that music …
35stave — n. & v. n. 1 each of the curved pieces of wood forming the sides of a cask, pail, etc. 2 = STAFF(1) n. 3. 3 a stanza or verse. 4 the rung of a ladder. v.tr. (past and past part. stove or staved) 1 break a hole in. 2 crush or knock out of shape. 3 …
36stave — verb avert, avoid, beat off, block, check, deflect, drive away, fend off, fugare, hamper, hinder, hold off, impede, inhibit, intercept, keep at bay, keep off, obstruct, prevent, propulsare, push away, put off, repel, repellere, shun, turn aside,… …
37stave — noun. One of its meanings is the same as that of staff, a set of lines on which musical notes are written. The plural of both forms is staves. stave verb. Both staved and stove are used for the past tense and past participle. Staved off is more… …
38To stave and tail — Stave Stave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staved} (st[=a]vd) or {Stove} (st[=o]v); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staving}.] [From {Stave}, n., or {Staff}, n.] 1. To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; often with in; as, to stave a cask;… …
39stave — noun 1》 a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. ↘any of the lengths of wood fixed side by side to make a barrel, bucket, etc. ↘a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon. 2》 (also staff) Music a set of… …
40stave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slat, strip. See materials, support, music. v. t. break (up), penetrate, puncture, pierce; stave or fend off, hold off or back, avert. See opening, defense, contention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stick,… …
