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stapled

stapled is the simple past and past participle of staple.

Adjective

stapled (not comparable)

  1. Fastened with staples.
    • a stapled document
  2. (in-compounds) Having a specified kind of staple.
    • Gossypium barbadense is a fine long-stapled variety of cotton.

Meaning of staple

Verb (1)

staple (third-person singular simple present staples, present participle stapling, simple past and past participle stapled)

  1. (transitive) To sort according to its staple.
    • to staple cotton

Verb (2)

staple (third-person singular simple present staples, present participle stapling, simple past and past participle stapled)

  1. (transitive) To secure with a staple.

See all 24 meanings of staple

Words formed from stapled

Questions about stapled

What does stapled mean?
Stapled means fastened with staples.
What is stapled the simple past and past participle of?
Stapled is the simple past and past participle of staple.
What part of speech is stapled?
Stapled is an adjective.

Words near stapled in the dictionary

  1. staple pullers
  2. staple punch
  3. staple punches
  4. staple remover
  5. staple removers
  6. stapled
  7. Stapledon
  8. Stapledons
  9. Staplefield
  10. Stapleford
  11. staplegun

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