Stave (Verb)
Meaning 1
Furnish with staves; "stave a ladder".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Hypernyms
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Meaning 2
Burst or force (a hole) into something.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The strong waves managed to stave a hole in the ship's hull, causing it to sink rapidly.
- Rescue teams worked to stave a path through the rubble to reach trapped survivors.
- High winds staved a gap between the shutters, allowing rainwater to enter the house.
- Diggers tried to stave a tunnel through the hard earth to access the mineral deposits.
- As the pressures built up, the dam finally gave way, with the force beginning to stave gaps in the concrete walls.