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Stave in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Push or break something inwards
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The police STOVE the front door IN and arrested them.
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Meaning: Push or break something inwards
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Stave off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Delay, prevent something from happening
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The medicine STAVED OFF the worst of the disease.
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Meaning: Delay, prevent something from happening