Usually means: Collapse inward under forceful impact.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. stave in: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. stave in: Merriam-Webster
  3. stave in: Vocabulary.com
  4. stave in: Wiktionary
  5. stave in: Dictionary.com
  6. stave in: Rhymezone
  7. stave in: FreeDictionary.org
  8. stave in: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. stave in: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. stave in: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. stave in: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. stave in: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (stave in)

▸ verb:  To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.

Similar:
stave, cave in, stanch, incave, steek, stint, instop, stoop, implode, fall in, more...

Opposite:
out, prevent, avoid, avert, stop

Types:
break, fracture, smash, crush, shatter, more...

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Similar:
stave, cave in, stanch, incave, steek, stint, instop, stoop, implode, fall in, more...

Opposite:
out, prevent, avoid, avert, stop

Types:
break, fracture, smash, crush, shatter, more...



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