stave (n.)

  1. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

    [ Syn: staff ]

  2. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

    [ Syn: lag ]

  3. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

    [ Syn: rung , round ]

    stave (v.)

  1. furnish with staves; stave a ladder'

  2. burst or force (a hole) into something

    [ Syn: stave in ]

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