staple
verb/ˈsteɪpl/
/ˈsteɪpl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they staple | /ˈsteɪpl/ /ˈsteɪpl/ |
| he / she / it staples | /ˈsteɪplz/ /ˈsteɪplz/ |
| past simple stapled | /ˈsteɪpld/ /ˈsteɪpld/ |
| past participle stapled | /ˈsteɪpld/ /ˈsteɪpld/ |
| -ing form stapling | /ˈsteɪplɪŋ/ /ˈsteɪplɪŋ/ |
- staple something + adv./prep. to attach one thing to another using a staple or staples
- Staple the invoice to the receipt.
- Staple the invoice and the receipt together.
Word Originverb Old English stapol, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stapel ‘pillar’ (a sense reflected in English in early use).Definitions on the go
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