Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stave_in

2 senses of stave in

Sense 1
stave in -- (break in the staves (of); "stave in a cask")
       => break in -- (break so as to fall inward; "He broke in the door")

Sense 2
stave, stave in -- (burst or force (a hole) into something)
       => burst, split, break open -- (come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst")