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stave

noun
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  1. a strong stick or pole棍；棒；木柱
    • fence staves篱笆桩
  2. (also staff)
     (music音乐) a set of five lines on which music is written五线谱
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: back-formation from staves, archaic plural of staff. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th cent.

stave

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they stave
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he / she / it staves
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past simple staved
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past participle staved
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past simple stove
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past participle stove
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-ing form staving
🔊/ˈsteɪvɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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    Word OriginMiddle English: back-formation from staves, archaic plural of staff. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th cent.