staved Meaning & Definition
What Does Staved Mean?
Staved is used as an adjective meaning Having staves. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of stave. As a verb, it means To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.
Staved Definition (Adjective)
- Having staves.
Staved as a Verb
- simple past and past participle of stave
Verb
- To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.
- (usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst.
to stave in a cask
- (with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff.
- (usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away.
We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger.
- (rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something.
- To walk or move rapidly.
- To suffer, or cause to be lost by breaking the cask.
- To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron.
to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run
Synonyms of Staved
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Staved synonyms and antonyms →Staved in a Sentence
to stave in a cask
We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger.
to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run
Word Forms & Grammar
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