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Definition of staple verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

staple

verb

NAmE//ˈsteɪpl//

staple something + adv./prep.Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they staple

he / she / it staples

past simple stapled

-ing form stapling

to attach one thing to another using a staple or staples Staple the invoice to the receipt. Staple the invoice and the receipt together.

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