plural of staff.

plural of stave

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stave

plural of Stave

One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.

(transitive) To fit or furnish with staves or rundles. / (transitive, usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst.

To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.

simple past tense and past participle of stave

present participle of stave

A casing or lining of staves, especially one encircling a water wheel.