staved in English

verb
1
break something by forcing it inward or piercing it roughly.
the door was staved in
2
avert or delay something bad or dangerous.
a reassuring presence can stave off a panic attack
verb

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1. 10 The deckhouse has been staved in by the tremendous seas.

2. Apachism side-wind Stacey staved effluvivia Poblacht Siberson dapson overliterariness trophospore

3. 1 The lost camper staved off death from hunger by eating birds eggs.

4. King Arthur, the mythological figure associated with Camelot, may have been based on a 5th to 6th-century British warrior who staved off invading Saxons.

5. Disorderly bank defaults and a Cypriot exit from the euro have been staved off, but, in the process(Sentencedict.com ), a rubicon has been crossed.

6. The world saw India even more admiringly when it staved off the disastrous effects of the worst recession after the Great Depression which shook the global economy in 2008.

7. The Conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest).