To Stave

1. (transitive) To fit or furnish with staves or rundles. [from 1540s]
2. (transitive, usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst. [from 1590s]
3. (transitive, with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff. [from 1620s]
4. (transitive, usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away.
5. (intransitive, rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something.
6. (intransitive, old-fashioned or dialect) To walk or move rapidly.
7. To suffer, or cause to be lost by breaking the cask.
8. To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron