stave something ↔ in phrasal verb ( past tense and past participle staved or stove /stəʊv $ stoʊv/) ( see also ↑ stave )
to break something inwards:
The ship’s side was stove in when it went onto the rocks.
stave something ↔ in phrasal verb ( past tense and past participle staved or stove /stəʊv $ stoʊv/) ( see also ↑ stave )
to break something inwards:
The ship’s side was stove in when it went onto the rocks.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012