Definitions of stave:

• noun:   one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
• noun:   (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
• noun:   a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
• verb:   furnich with staves

  Example: "Stave a ladder"

• verb:   burst or force (a hole) into something
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #45299)