stave

(IPA: steɪv )

verbal forms

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present tense: staves

(IPA: steɪvz )

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present participle: staving

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past tense, past participle: staved / stove

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past tense, past simple: staved / stove

• (transitive; often foll by in)
  to break or crush (the staves of a boat, barrel, etc) or (of the staves of a boat) to be broken or crushed
  
• (transitive; usually foll by in)
  to burst or force (a hole in something)
  
• (transitive)
  to provide (a ladder, chair, etc) with a stave or staves
  
• (transitive) Scottish
  to sprain (a finger, toe, etc)
  
• (transitive)
  to puncture or smash, esp. by breaking in a stave or staves
  
• (transitive)
  to beat as with a staff
  
• (transitive)
  to furnish with staves
  
• (intransitive)
  to be or become stove in, as a boat; break up or in

Pode significar:

Fazer um buraco, furar o casco.

Exemplo: Stave in a boat. (Quebrar o casco num barco).

Quebrar internamente.

Exemplo: Staved in several ribs. (Quebrado em diversas costelas).

Muito usado também com a preposição off, que significa impedir. To stave off.

Exemplo: We need to stave off the threat. (Nós precisamos impedir a ameaça).

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/pt/dictionary/english/stave
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/stove