stave: betekenis en definities

A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.

A rung of a ladder or chair.

A staff or cudgel.

Music See staff1.

A set of verses; a stanza.

To break in or puncture the staves of.

To break or smash a hole in.

To crush or smash inward.

To furnish with staves.

To be or become crushed in.

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).