stave

A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.

One of the wooden planks in a stave wall.

A rung of a ladder or chair.

A staff or cudgel.

A set of verses; a stanza.

To crush or smash inward, often by making a hole. Often used with in:

To keep or hold off; repel.

A pole or piece of wood of some length; a Staff.