1. (

• staff ,
• stave

) (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written ;

2. (

• stave ,
• lag

) one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket ;

3. (

• rung ,
• round ,
• stave ,

) a crosspiece between the legs of a chair ;

1. (

• stave

) furnish with staves; "stave a ladder" ;

2. (

• stave ,
• stave_in

) burst or force (a hole) into something ;