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stave

/steɪv/

stave off

Translations

stavenoun

staves

/steɪv/

посох

The wizard leaned on his stave as he cast the spell.

Волшебник опирался на свой посох, когда произносил заклинание.

нотный стан

The composer wrote the melody on a stave.

Композитор написал мелодию на нотном стане.

доска

The carpenter selected a stave for the barrel he was making.

Плотник выбрал доску для бочки, которую он делал.

Additional translations

Synonyms

staveverb

staved

Past Simple

staved

Past Participle

staving

Gerund

/steɪv/

предотвратить

We need to stave off the crisis before it escalates.

Нам нужно предотвратить кризис, прежде чем он обострится.

отбивать

He managed to stave off the attackers with a stick.

Ему удалось отбивать нападавших палкой.

Synonyms

staveadjective

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "stave church"). Rarely gradable.

Definitions

stavenoun

A vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure.

The old barn was supported by several sturdy staves.

A set of lines, usually five, on which musical notes are written.

The composer carefully placed the notes on the stave to create a harmonious melody.

A verse or stanza of a poem or song.

The poet recited the first stave of his new work to the audience.

A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.

The cooper expertly fitted each stave to form a watertight barrel.

A long stick or staff used as a weapon or for support; a staff.

He leaned on his stave as he climbed the rocky path.

staveverb

To smash or force a hole in; to break inward (often followed by "in").

The workers had to stave in the barrel to access its contents.

To avert or delay something bad or dangerous.

The government took measures to stave off the economic crisis.

staveadjective

Made of, furnished with, or pertaining to wooden staves; used attributively before another noun.

Visitors admired the medieval stave church perched on the hill.