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stave
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stave  (stv)
n.
1. A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.
2. A rung of a ladder or chair.
3. A staff or cudgel.
4. Music See staff1.
5. A set of verses; a stanza.
v. staved or stove (stv), stav·ing, staves
v.tr.
1. To break in or puncture the staves of.
2. To break or smash a hole in.
3. To crush or smash inward.
4. To furnish with staves.
v.intr.
To be or become crushed in.
Phrasal Verb:
stave off
To keep or hold off; repel: "For 12 years, we've sought to stave off this ultimate threat of disaster" (New York Times).

[Back-formation from staves, pl. of staff.]

stave [steɪv]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) any one of a number of long strips of wood joined together to form a barrel, bucket, boat hull, etc.
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) any of various bars, slats, or rods, usually of wood, such as a rung of a ladder or a crosspiece bracing the legs of a chair
3. any stick, staff, etc.
4. (Literature / Poetry) a stanza or verse of a poem
5. (Music, other) Music
a.  Brit an individual group of five lines and four spaces used in staff notation
b.  another word for staff1 [9]
vb staves, staving, staved, stove
1. (often foll by in) to break or crush (the staves of a boat, barrel, etc.) or (of the staves of a boat) to be broken or crushed
2. (tr; usually foll by in) to burst or force (a hole in something)
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to provide (a ladder, chair, etc.) with a stave or staves
4. (Medicine) (tr) Scot to sprain (a finger, toe, etc.)
[back formation from staves, plural of staff1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stave - (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians
staff line - any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff
space - one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
2.stave - one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids
slat, spline - a thin strip (wood or metal)
3.stavestave - a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
crosspiece - a transverse brace
folding chair - a chair that can be folded flat for storage
feeding chair, highchair - a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray
rocking chair, rocker - a chair mounted on rockers
side chair, straight chair - a straight-backed chair without arms
Verb1.stave - furnish with staves; "stave a ladder"
equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
2.stave - burst or force (a hole) into something
burst, break open, split - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
Translations
stave [steɪv] N
1. [of barrel] → duela f; [of ladder] → peldaño m
2. (Mus) → pentagrama m
3. (Literat) → estrofa f
stave in VT + ADV (stove in (pt, pp)) → desfondar
stave off VT + ADV (staved off (pt, pp)) [+ attack, crisis, illness] → evitar; [+ threat etc] → evitar, conjurar; (temporarily) → aplazar, posponer

stave [ˈsteɪv]
n
(mainly British) (MUSIC)portée f
(= stick) → gourdin m
stave off
vt sep [+ attack] → parer; [+ threat] → conjurer; [+ attempt] → décourager; [+ defeat] → empêcher

stave
n
(of barrel)(Fass)daube f; (= rung)(Leiter)sprosse f; (= stick)Knüppel m, → Knüttel m (old)
(Mus: = staff) → Notenlinien pl
(Liter, = stanza) → Strophe f, → Vers m

stave [steɪv] n (Mus) = staff 1c
stave in vt + adv (stove in (pt, pp)) → sfondare
stave off vt + adv (staved off (pt, pp)) (crisis, threat, illness) → evitare; (attack) → respingere; (temporarily) → allontanare

stave [steɪv] n (Mus) = staff 1c
stave in vt + adv (stove in (pt, pp)) → sfondare
stave off vt + adv (staved off (pt, pp)) (crisis, threat, illness) → evitare; (attack) → respingere; (temporarily) → allontanare

stave
n stave [steiv]
in music, a staff. staaf مُدَرَّج موسيقي петолиние notová osnova fem nodelinier das Notensystem πεντάγραμμο (μουσ.) noodijoonestik حامل nuottiviivasto portée מַקֵל तख्ता, डाडा, संगीत, छन्द crtovlje (muz.), strofa a kotta öt vonala bagian partitur nótnastrengur rigo, pentagramma 譜表 보표 penklinė nošu līnija baluk notenbalk fem notelinjer takt pauta portativ нотный стан notová osnova notno črtovje notna linija notplan, notsystem ประโยคของบทกวี porte 五線譜 нотний стан موسیقی میں پانچ متوازی خطوط جن میں سے ایک یا کسی دو کے درمیان آواز کا چڑھاؤ ظاہر کرنے کے لیے نشان لگا دیا جاءے khuông nhạc 线


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