stave

[steɪv]
n
any one of a number of long strips of wood joined together to form a barrel, bucket, boat hull, etc
any of various bars, slats, or rods, usually of wood, such as a rung of a ladder or a crosspiece bracing the legs of a chair
any stick, staff, etc
a stanza or verse of a poem
an individual group of five lines and four spaces used in staff notation.another word for staff
vb
to break or crush (the staves of a boat, barrel, etc) or (of the staves of a boat) to be broken or crushed
to burst or force (a hole in something)
to provide (a ladder, chair, etc) with a stave or staves
to sprain (a finger, toe, etc)