Overview of noun stave

The noun stave has 3 senses

• staff, stave -- ((music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written)


• stave, lag -- (one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket)


• rung, round, stave -- (a crosspiece between the legs of a chair)

Overview of verb stave

The verb stave has 2 senses

• stave -- (furnish with staves; "stave a ladder")


• stave, stave in -- (burst or force (a hole) into something)