The Fed is trying to stave off a run on the banks.
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Stave
//steɪv//
Synonyms for "stave" (192 found)
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Strong matches (57)
Related words (96)
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Verb(1 words)
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30 entriesShowing 16 of 30 words.
Translations
98 translations across 29 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- հնգագիծ noun (parallel lines to write music on)
Bulgarian
4 entries- дъга noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- петолиние noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- строфа noun (metrical portion; stanza; staff)
- пробивам verb (break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst)
Catalan
1 entries- doga noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 五線譜 /五线谱 noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- 拐杖 noun (walking stick)
- 条 noun (bar)
- 桶板 noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Czech
4 entries- dužina noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- hůl noun (bar)
- hůlka noun (walking stick)
- notová osnova noun (parallel lines to write music on)
Dutch
4 entries- balk noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- notenbalk noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- sport noun (bar)
- staf noun (walking stick)
Finnish
4 entries- kävelykeppi noun (walking stick)
- lauta noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- nuottiviivasto noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- puola noun (bar)
French
4 entries- bâton noun (walking stick)
- douve noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- fuseau noun (bar)
- portée noun (parallel lines to write music on)
Galician
4 entries- banzo noun (bar)
- caxato noun (walking stick)
- doela noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- leiva noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
German
4 entries- Daube noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- Notenlinien noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- Notensystem noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- Sprosse noun (bar)
Hungarian
4 entries- donga noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- kottavonal noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- pálca noun (walking stick)
- rúd noun (bar)
Indonesian
4 entries- balok not noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- notenbalk noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- paranada noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- sangkar nada noun (parallel lines to write music on)
Italian
4 entries- doga noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- pentagramma noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- piolo noun (bar)
- strofa noun (metrical portion; stanza; staff)
Japanese
1 entries- 五線 noun (parallel lines to write music on)
Macedonian
4 entries- дага noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- петолиние noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- стих noun (metrical portion; stanza; staff)
- строфа noun (metrical portion; stanza; staff)
Māori
2 entries- tārawa noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- komeme verb (break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- stav noun (walking stick)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- شندره noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- дуга noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Portuguese
1 entries- aduela noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Romanian
2 entries- doagă noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- doagă noun (metrical portion; stanza; staff)
Russian
4 entries- клюка́ noun (walking stick)
- клёпка noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- но́тный стан noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- нотоно́сец noun (parallel lines to write music on)
Sicilian
2 entries- duga noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- duga noun (bar)
Slovak
1 entries- dúha noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Spanish
4 entries- doga noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- duela noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- estrofa noun (metrical portion; stanza; staff)
- pentagrama noun (parallel lines to write music on)
Swedish
4 entries- lagg noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
- notrad noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- notsystem noun (parallel lines to write music on)
- tunnstav noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Turkish
1 entries- şendere noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Ukrainian
1 entries- кле́пка noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Venetan
1 entries- dóa noun (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
You have to get more exercise in order to stave off senility.
Source: tatoeba (326390)
Kendo involves dueling between two people who are each equipped with a sword-like stave made of bamboo.
Source: tatoeba (1016821)
General Andrews sent for more reinforcements to stave off the enemy troops.
Source: tatoeba (2426949)
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