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Noun staple has 4 senses

basic, staple - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
--₁ is a kind of commodity, trade goods, goods
raw material, staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
--₂ is a kind of material, stuff
staple - a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
--₃ is a kind of nail
staple - paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
--₄ is a kind of paper fastener

Derived form: verb staple₁

Verb staple has 1 sense

staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"
--₁ is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Antonyms: unstaple

Derived forms: noun staple₄, noun stapler₁
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