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Definition: Meaning of, staple in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsteɪp(ə)l /

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staple staples
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  1. a small piece of thin wire that is pushed into sheets of paper and bent over to hold them together
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  2. a small U-shaped piece of metal with pointed ends, used to hold something in place
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  3. a food that is needed and used all the time
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  4. the main product that is produced in a country
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
staple stapled stapled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
stapling staples
[transitive]
  1. to fasten two or more things together with a staple
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  1. forming the greatest or most important part of something
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  2. staple diet the food that you normally eat
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  3. staple diet something that is always being produced, seen, bought etc
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  4. used all the time
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staple used in phrases

  • long-staple (adjective)
    1. having relatively long fibers
  • long-staple cotton (noun)
    1. cotton with relatively long fibers
  • short-staple cotton (noun)
    1. cotton with relatively short fibers
  • staple fiber (noun)
    1. raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax a natural fiber that can be twisted to form yarn
  • staple fibre (noun)
    1. raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax a natural fibre that can be twisted to form yarn
  • staple gun (noun)
    1. a tool used for putting strong staples into walls
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