To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.

present participle of stave

A casing or lining of staves, especially one encircling a water wheel.

plural of staving

simple past tense and past participle of stave in

A surname.

plural of Stave

A surname. / A town in Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada.

plural of Stavely

One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.