phrasal verb

Stave in

Letter SInseparable

Stave in

Push or break something inwards

Meanings

Push or break something inwards (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

The police STOVE the front door IN and arrested them.

Related

stave + …Same base verb … + inSame particle

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