Main Entry: ²stave

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): staved or stove \ˈstōv\; stav·ing

Date: circa 1595

transitive verb 1 : to break in the staves of (a cask)
2 : to smash a hole in <stove in the boat>; also : to crush or break inward <staved in several ribs>
3 : to drive or thrust awayintransitive verb 1 archaic : to become stove in —used of a boat or ship
2 : to walk or move rapidly