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stäv — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
  • bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  • pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • staff noun The people who work for an organization.
  • stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.

Senses

stäv is used for these senses in English:

  • baton (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
  • bow (nautical) The front of a boat or ship.
  • rod A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
  • staff (plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
  • stem (nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.
  • stick A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
  • stick A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.

baton — full definition

  1. noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
  2. noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.

bow — full definition

  1. noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  2. noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
  3. noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
  4. verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
  5. verb To give in or stop resisting.
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