stave

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 (sense 5).
5. A set of verses; a stanza.

v., staved, or stove (stōv), 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

1. 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 STAFF¹ .]

also stave off

noun

A fairly long straight piece of solid material used especially as a support in walking: cane, staff, stick, walking stick. See machine.

phrasal verb - stave off

To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action: avert, forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, ward (off). Idioms: nip in the bud. See allow/prevent.

stave, another word for a stanza, especially in a song.

1. One of a number of narrow boards used to build up a curved surface.
2. A rung of a ladder.
3. In formwork for an excavation, one of many vertical members which form a curved surface (in plan).

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A verse, stanza or a metrical portion of a poem.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - stav, stok, trin, nodesystem, strofe
v. tr. - forsyne med staver
v. intr. - bryde op

idioms:

• stave off    forhale, bortjage, afværge, holde på afstand

Nederlands (Dutch)
staf, duig, notenbalk, in duigen vallen, stukslaan

Français (French)
n. - douve, (Mus) portée, strophe, stance
v. tr. - mettre une douve/une planche à (échelle, chaise)
v. intr. - défoncer, enfoncer

idioms:

• stave off    éviter, prévenir, repousser, échapper à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sprosse, Daube, Notenlinien, Strophe
v. - ein Loch schlagen in

idioms:

• stave off    abwehren, zurückweisen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ντούγα, βαρελοσανίδα, στίχος/στροφή ποιήματος, σκαλοπάτι κινητής σκάλας, (μουσ.) μουσικό πεντάγραμμο
v. - κοιλαίνω, τοποθετώ/βάζω ντούγες

idioms:

• stave off    αποσοβώ, αποτρέπω

Italiano (Italian)
frantumarsi, mazza, pentagramma

idioms:

• stave off    allontanare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arrombar

idioms:

• stave off    adiar, afastar

Русский (Russian)
длинная, крепкая палка, посох, планка, клепка (бочарная, паркетная), стих, строфа, нотный стан, разбить (бочку), делать пробоину, заменить доски в бочке новыми, разобрать бочку

idioms:

• stave off    предотвратить, отсрочить

Español (Spanish)
n. - bastón, duela, pentagrama, travesaño, estrofa
v. tr. - poner duelas a, reventar, desfondar, abrir boquete en, quebrantar, vencer la fuerza o la resistencia de
v. intr. - romperse, desfondarse

idioms:

• stave off    rechazar, evitar, apartar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stav, stegpinne, strof, sans
v. - uppehålla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狭板, 棍棒, 梯级, 击穿, 避开, 弄破, 穿孔, 破碎

idioms:

• stave off    避开, 挡开, 延迟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狹板, 棍棒, 梯級
v. tr. - 擊穿, 避開, 弄破
v. intr. - 穿孔, 破碎

idioms:

• stave off    避開, 擋開, 延遲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 통, 막대기, 시의 일절
v. tr. - 통널을 뜯어내다, 구멍을 뚫다, 단을 대다
v. intr. - 심하게 부딛히다, 부서지다, 돌진하다

idioms:

• stave off    비키다, 피하다, 간신히 모면하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - たる板, 段, さお, 譜表, 詩句, 桶板, 桶板を付ける, かんぬき
v. - 穴をあける, 壊す

idioms:

• stave off    食い止める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عصا, هراوة, ضلع برميل, مقطع موسيقي أو شعري قصير (فعل) ضرب بالعصا, انثقب, تحطم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לימוד (קרש של חבית), לוח-חבית, חמשה, מחמושת, סטנצה‬
v. tr. - ‮שבר, ניפץ, התקין לוחות‬
v. intr. - ‮נפרץ, נמעך‬

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