1. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
   - staff 
2. One of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
   - lag 
3. A crosspiece between the legs of a chair
   - rung, round

1. Furnish with staves
   "stave a ladder" 
2. Burst or force (a hole) into something
   - stave in

Derived forms: staved, stove, staving, staves

Type of: break open, burst, crosspiece, equip, fit, fit out, musical notation, outfit, slat, spline, split

Part of: barrel, cask, feeding chair, folding chair, highchair, rocker, rocking chair, side chair, straight chair

Encyclopedia: Stave

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