stave in
Related to stave in: Stave church, stave off
stave in
To crush or cause something to cave in; to smash through something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "stave" and "in." He staved in the crate with a large rock to access the supplies inside. We'll have to stave the door in if we want to get inside.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
stave something in
to crush something in. (The past tense is usually stove with ships, and otherwise, staved.) The rocks on the reef staved the hull of the ship in. The angry sailor staved in the cask of rum.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
stave in
v.
To break or smash a hole in something: The firefighters staved the door in. I staved in the barrel with an axe.
See also: stave
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- add in
- all right
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)
- (you) wanna make something of it?
- all for the best
- a thing of the past
- a slew of (something)