stave
     n 1: (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the
          musical notes are written [syn: {staff}]
     2: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a
        barrel or bucket [syn: {lag}]
     3: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: {rung}, {round}]
     v 1: furnich with staves; "stave a ladder"
     2: burst or force (a hole) into something [syn: {stave in}]
     [also: {stove}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0