STAVE


Meaning of STAVE in English

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 fit or furnish (a cask etc.) with staves.

Phrases and idioms:

stave in crush by forcing inwards. stave off avert or defer (danger or misfortune). stave rhyme alliteration, esp. in old Germanic poetry.

Etymology: ME, back-form. f. staves, pl. of STAFF(1)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.