staving Meaning & Definition
What Does Staving Mean?
As a verb, staving means present participle and gerund of stave. As a noun, it means A casing or lining of staves, especially one encircling a water wheel.
Staving Definition (Verb)
- present participle and gerund of stave
Staving as a Noun
- A casing or lining of staves, especially one encircling a water wheel.
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 Staving
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Staving synonyms and antonyms →Staving 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
staving
staving (plural stavings)
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