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I . stave [steɪv] N

1. stave MUS → staff 3

2. stave (piece of wood):

stave

II . stave <-ed [or stove], -ed> [steɪv] VB trans, intr

See also staff , staff , staff

staff3 [stɑ:f, Am stæf] N MUS

staff2 [stɑ:f, Am stæf] N

1. staff (stick):

laska f

I . staff1 [stɑ:f, Am stæf] N + sing/pl vb

1. staff (employees):

2. staff MIL:

sztab m

3. staff SCHOOL:

II . staff1 [stɑ:f, Am stæf] VB trans usu pass

Usage examples with stave

to stave in
to stave in the door

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
There had previously been a stave church at this site dating from about the year 1024.
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There was a stave church and then a cruciform church.
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It was a stave church located near the present church building.
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In the second innings he hit a defiant 62 but could not stave off an innings defeat.
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The post church is assumed to be a forerunner of the stave church.
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He found the stave church still standing, beside a newly built larger log-built church seating 230 parishioners.
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The following day he and the automatic rifleman held their flank with grim determination and staved off all attacks.
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The exact origin of the stave churches remains a matter of debate and research.
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The church has the largest number of staves to be found in any one stave church.
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It is not known when the original stave church was built here, but it could have been as early as the 1100s.
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