staving

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English

Definitions

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.”

noun

A casing or lining of staves, especially one encircling a water wheel.

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Synonyms

rung staff round stave in lag stean stour steining steening steaning studding cleading stakewall stanchel stalder stent

Rhymes

craving raving braving engraving paving waving wood engraving behaving laving saving

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