verb🔗ShareDotar de duelasTo fit or furnish with staves or rundles."The barrel maker staved the new oak planks together to create a sturdy container. "El tonelero dotó las nuevas tablas de roble de duelas para crear un recipiente resistente.materialstructurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRomper, perforar(usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst."to stave in a cask"Romper una barrica.actiondisasternauticalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlejar, apartar(with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff."The shepherd staved off the wolves with his staff, protecting his flock. "El pastor alejó a los lobos con su cayado, protegiendo a su rebaño.actionmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEvitar, apartar(usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away."We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger."Comimos hierba en un intento de evitar el hambre.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstalló, se rompió(rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something."The old wooden barrel, weakened by rot, staved against the sharp rocks when the floodwaters carried it downstream. "El viejo barril de madera, debilitado por la podredumbre, se rompió contra las rocas afiladas cuando las aguas de la inundación lo arrastraron río abajo.actiondisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCaminar deprisa, moverse rápidamenteTo walk or move rapidly."The children staved to catch the bus, hurrying down the street. "Los niños caminaron deprisa para coger el autobús, apresurándose por la calle.actionwayhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePerderse, arruinarseTo suffer, or cause to be lost by breaking the cask."The clumsy worker staved the barrel of pickles, spilling them all over the floor. "El torpe trabajador arruinó el barril de pepinillos, derramándolos por todo el suelo.nauticalactionpast participleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCalafatear, sellarTo render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron."to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run"Calafatear el plomo, o las juntas de las tuberías en las que se ha vertido plomo.nauticaltechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
