What does stave in mean?

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stave in

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stave inverb

    break in the staves (of)

    "stave in a cask"

  2. stave, stave inverb

    burst or force (a hole) into something

Wiktionary

  1. stave inverb

    To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.

ChatGPT

  1. stave in

    To stave in means to break or smash a hole in something, particularly in the context of a boat, barrel, or other wooden container. This term can also be used metaphorically to refer to damaging or destroying something.

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  2. vainest

  3. Vestian

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stave in in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stave in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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