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Verb: stave in
  1. Break in the staves (of)
    "stave in a cask"
     
  2. Burst or force (a hole) into something
    "The impact staved in the ship's hull";
    - stave

Derived forms: staved in, staves in, staving in

Type of: break in, break open, burst, split