stave in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
stave in Marathi मराठी
stave in English
- stave⇄expr. stave off, to put off; keep back; delay or prevent.
Ex. The lost campers ate birds' eggs to stave off starvation. - stave⇄noun 1. one of the thin, narrow, curved pieces of wood which form the sides of a barrel, cask, tub, or the like.
2. a stick, staff, rod, bar, or pole.
3. a rung of a ladder or a crossbar between the legs of a chair.
4. a verse or sta - stave⇄stave, noun, verb, stavedorstove,staving.
- stave⇄v.i. 1. to become smashed or broken in.
Ex. Like a vessel of glass she stove and sank (Longfellow).
2. (Dialect.) to go with a rush or dash. - stave⇄v.t. 1. to break a hole in (a barrel, cask, or other such container).
Ex. having staved a cask of port ... (Tobias Smollett).
2. to smash (a hole), as in a boat or door.
3. to break up (as a barrel, cask, or boat).
4. to furnis