"stave in" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: staves in [present, singular, third-person], staving in [participle, present], staved in [past], stove in [past], staved in [participle, past], stoven in [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=stove in|past_ptc2=stoven in}} stave in (third-person singular simple present staves in, present participle staving in, simple past staved in or stove in, past participle staved in or stoven in)
  1. To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.
    Sense id: en-stave_in-en-verb-A0mLIEeN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for stave in meaning in English (1.3kB)

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