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stave

(st/eI/v )

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

Synonym:
staff

source: wordnet30
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
lag

source: wordnet30
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
round, rung

source: wordnet30
One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913

furnish with staves(verb.possession)

Example:
Stave a ladder.

source: wordnet30
burst or force (a hole) into something(verb.change)

Synonym:
stave in

source: wordnet30
To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; -- often with in; as, to stave a cask; to stave in a boat.(verb)

source: webster1913
To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.(verb)

source: webster1913

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