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STAVE IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Burst or force (a hole) into something
Synonyms:
stave; stave in
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "stave in" is one way to...):
break open; burst; split (come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Break in the staves (of)
Example:
stave in a cask
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "stave in" is one way to...):
break in (break so as to fall inward)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
