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staving in

staving in is the present participle and gerund of stave in.

Meaning of stave in

Verb

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 stove in or stoven in)

  1. To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.
    • "We'll get an axe and stave in all these barrels and the liquid will all run out", threatened the man.

Questions about staving in

What is staving in the present participle and gerund of?
Staving in is the present participle and gerund of stave in.

Words near staving in in the dictionary

  1. stavesman
  2. stavesmen
  3. stavewood
  4. stavewoods
  5. staving
  6. staving in
  7. staving off
  8. stavings
  9. Stavinoha
  10. Stavinohas
  11. Stavka

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