Vocabulary
Stave
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
break something by forcing it inwards or piercing it roughly.
Urdu meaning
توڑنا، لکڑی کے پتلے ٹکڑے
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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These talks matter not just for the immediate relief they offer implicated countries but also for the poor and hungry everywhere on our interconnected globe, and to stave off a wider age of war.
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Age of anger
— 2026-04-27
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Despite IMF tutelage, these pressures will not be easy to stave off.Something will eventually give.What are the usual pathways to growth?
Dawn Editorials —
Shortcuts to growth
— 2026-01-19
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It still bombs and invades other countries at will, kidnaps heads of state in broad daylight.Will military might and oil stave off America`s terminal economic decline?
Dawn Editorials —
Oil, rock, crypto
— 2026-01-16
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When the prices went through the roof in 1990, and the USSR had all but disappeared, the country pawned gold reserves to stave off defaulting.
Dawn Editorials —
On a wing and a prayer
— 2025-08-19
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Setting a clear timeline for elections and guaranteeing the participation of all political actors will not only bolster the legitimacy of the next government but also help stave off the danger of a military intervention.
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Awami League ban
— 2025-05-15
Synonyms
break in, smash in, put a hole in, push in, kick in, cave in, splinter, shiver,
Antonyms
attract, court, draw, invoke, provoke
Curator example
“the door was staved in”
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