stave in

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Verb	1.	stave in - break in the staves (of); "stave in a cask" break in - break so as to fall inward; "He broke in the door"
	2.	stave in - burst or force (a hole) into something stave burst, break open, split - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"

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? stave in pret, ptp <staved or stove in>

vt sep → eindrücken; head → einschlagen

vi → eingedrückt werden

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