Main Entry:

²stave

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

staved or stove \ˈstōv\ ; stav·ing

Date:

circa 1595

transitive verb1: 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 verb1archaic : to become stove in —used of a boat or ship2: to walk or move rapidly