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Definition of Stave
1. Noun. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written.
Exact synonyms: Staff
Generic synonyms: Musical Notation
Terms within: Staff Line, Space
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Musical Notation
Terms within: Staff Line, Space
Category relationships: Music
2. Verb. Furnish with staves. "Stave a ladder"
3. Noun. One of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket.
4. Verb. Burst or force (a hole) into something.
5. Noun. A crosspiece between the legs of a chair.
Exact synonyms: Round, Rung
Generic synonyms: Crosspiece
Group relationships: Folding Chair, Feeding Chair, Highchair, Rocker, Rocking Chair, Side Chair, Straight Chair
Generic synonyms: Crosspiece
Group relationships: Folding Chair, Feeding Chair, Highchair, Rocker, Rocking Chair, Side Chair, Straight Chair
Definition of Stave
1. n. One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.
2. v. t. To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; -- often with in; as, to stave a cask; to stave in a boat.
3. v. i. To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.
Definition of Stave
1. to drive or thrust away [v STAVED or STOVE, STAVING, STAVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stave
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