staple
sta·ple 1
(stā′pəl)n.
1. A principal raw material or commodity grown or produced in a region.
2. A major item of trade in steady demand.
3. A basic dietary item, such as flour, rice, or corn.
4. A basic or principal element or feature.
5. The fiber of cotton, wool, or flax, graded as to length and fineness.
adj.
1. Produced or stocked in large quantities to meet steady demand: Wheat is a staple crop.
2. Principal; main: a staple topic of conversation.
tr.v. sta·pled, sta·pling, sta·ples
To grade (fibers) according to length and fineness.
[Middle English, official market for purchase of export goods, from Anglo-Norman estaple, perhaps from Middle Dutch stāpel, heap, emporium.]
sta·ple 2
(stā′pəl)n.
1. A thin piece of wire shaped as three sides of a square so that it can be driven into thin or soft material, such as paper, and bent to function as a fastener.
2. A similarly shaped piece of metal with pointed ends, driven into a surface to secure a bolt, hook, hasp, or length of wiring.
tr.v. sta·pled, sta·pling, sta·ples
To secure or fasten by means of a staple or staples.
[Middle English, from Old English stapol, post, pillar.]
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staple
(ˈsteɪpəl)n
1. (Tools) a short length of thin wire bent into a square U-shape, used to fasten papers, cloth, etc
2. (Tools) a short length of stiff wire formed into a U-shape with pointed ends, used for holding a hasp to a post, securing electric cables, etc
vb
(Tools) (tr) to secure (papers, wire, etc) with a staple or staples
[Old English stapol prop, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch stapel step, Old High German staffal]
staple
(ˈsteɪpəl)adj
1. of prime importance; principal: staple foods.
2. (Economics) (of a commodity) forming a predominant element in the product, consumption, or trade of a nation, region, etc
n
3. (Economics) a staple commodity
4. a main constituent; integral part
5. (Economics) chiefly US and Canadian a principal raw material produced or grown in a region
6. (Textiles) the fibre of wool, cotton, etc, graded as to length and fineness
7. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe) a town appointed to be the exclusive market for one or more major exports of the land
vb
(Textiles) (tr) to arrange or sort (wool, cotton, etc) according to length and fineness
[C15: from Middle Dutch stapel warehouse; see staple1]
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sta•ple1
(ˈsteɪ pəl)n., v. -pled, -pling. n.
1. a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers or the like by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
2. a similar, often U-shaped piece of wire or metal with pointed ends for driving into a surface to hold a hasp, hook, pin, etc.
v.t.3. to secure or fasten by a staple or staples.
[before 900; Middle English stapel orig., support, post, Old English stapol, c. Old High German staffal foundation, Old Norse stǫpull pillar]
sta•ple2
(ˈsteɪ pəl)n., adj., v. -pled, -pling. n.
1. a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.
2. a basic or necessary item of food: flour, salt, and other staples.
3. a basic or principal item, feature, element, or part.
4. the fiber of wool, cotton, flax, rayon, etc., considered with reference to length and fineness.
5. a standard length of textile fibers, representing the average of such fibers taken collectively: long-staple cotton.
6. (in medieval Europe) a town in which a body of merchants had the exclusive right to purchase certain goods for export.
adj.7. chief or prominent among the products exported or produced by a country or district.
8. basic, chief, or principal: staple industries.
9. principally used: staple courses.
v.t.10. to sort or classify according to the staple or fiber, as wool.
[1375–1425; place where merchants have trading rights < Middle Dutch stapel; akin to staple1]
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staple
Past participle: stapled
Gerund: stapling
| Imperative |
|---|
| staple |
| staple |
| Present |
|---|
| I staple |
| you staple |
| he/she/it staples |
| we staple |
| you staple |
| they staple |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I stapled |
| you stapled |
| he/she/it stapled |
| we stapled |
| you stapled |
| they stapled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am stapling |
| you are stapling |
| he/she/it is stapling |
| we are stapling |
| you are stapling |
| they are stapling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have stapled |
| you have stapled |
| he/she/it has stapled |
| we have stapled |
| you have stapled |
| they have stapled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was stapling |
| you were stapling |
| he/she/it was stapling |
| we were stapling |
| you were stapling |
| they were stapling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had stapled |
| you had stapled |
| he/she/it had stapled |
| we had stapled |
| you had stapled |
| they had stapled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will staple |
| you will staple |
| he/she/it will staple |
| we will staple |
| you will staple |
| they will staple |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have stapled |
| you will have stapled |
| he/she/it will have stapled |
| we will have stapled |
| you will have stapled |
| they will have stapled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be stapling |
| you will be stapling |
| he/she/it will be stapling |
| we will be stapling |
| you will be stapling |
| they will be stapling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been stapling |
| you have been stapling |
| he/she/it has been stapling |
| we have been stapling |
| you have been stapling |
| they have been stapling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been stapling |
| you will have been stapling |
| he/she/it will have been stapling |
| we will have been stapling |
| you will have been stapling |
| they will have been stapling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been stapling |
| you had been stapling |
| he/she/it had been stapling |
| we had been stapling |
| you had been stapling |
| they had been stapling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would staple |
| you would staple |
| he/she/it would staple |
| we would staple |
| you would staple |
| they would staple |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have stapled |
| you would have stapled |
| he/she/it would have stapled |
| we would have stapled |
| you would have stapled |
| they would have stapled |
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Translations
hlavní produktsešítsešít sešívačkouskobkaspojit
hæfte sammenhæfteklammehjørnestenhovednæringsmiddelbasisvare
niittinitoaperustarvikeperuselintarvikeaskelma
klamaosnovni sastojakzaklamati
heftaheftikenguruppistaîaaîalframleiîsluvara
ホッチキスで留めるホッチキスの針主要産物
꺽쇠스테이플로 고정시키다주식
pamatproduktspamatražojumssastiprināt ar skavuskavaskavot
hlavný produktskobazákladná položka
spetisponka
sirovina
basvarahäftahäftklammer
ติดด้วยลวดเย็บกระดาษลวดเย็บกระดาษอาหารหลัก
dập ghimghim dậpmặt hàng chủ lực
staple
1 [ˈsteɪpl]
staple
2 [ˈsteɪpl]
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
staple
1
staple
2
adj → Haupt-; staple diet → Grund- or Hauptnahrung f; staple subject → Hauptthema nt
n
(= main product) → Hauptartikel m; (= main element) → Ausgangsmaterial nt; (= main food) → Hauptnahrungsmittel nt
(of cotton) → Rohbaumwolle f; (of wool) → Rohwolle f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
staple
1 [ˈsteɪpl]
staple
2 [ˈsteɪpl]
1. adj (diet, food, products) → base inv; (crop, industry) → principale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
staple1
(ˈsteipl) noun1. a chief product of trade or industry.
2. a chief or main item (of diet etc).
staple2
(ˈsteipl) noun1. a U-shaped type of nail.
2. a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.
verbto fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.
ˈstapler nounan instrument for stapling papers etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
staple
→ رُزَّةٌ سِلْكِيَّة, غَذَاءٌ رَئِيسِيّ, يُزَوِّدُ بِرْزَةٌ سِلْكِيَّة hlavní produkt, sešít sešívačkou, sponka basisvare, hæfte sammen, hæfteklamme Haupterzeugnis, heften, Heftklammer είδος πρώτης ανάγκης, συρμάτινος συνδετήρας, συρράπτω grapa, grapar, materia prima niitti, nitoa, perustarvike agrafe, agrafer, produit de base klama, osnovni sastojak, zaklamati genere di prima necessità, pinzare, pinzatrice ホッチキスで留める, ホッチキスの針, 主要産物 꺽쇠, 스테이플로 고정시키다, 주식 basisproduct, nieten, nietje bestanddel, fiber, stifte przypiąć, surowiec, zszywka agrafar, agrafe, grampear, grampo, produto básico главный продукт, производимый в данном регионе, скрепка, скреплять basvara, häfta, häftklammer ติดด้วยลวดเย็บกระดาษ, ลวดเย็บกระดาษ, อาหารหลัก temel ürün, zımba teli, zımbalamak dập ghim, ghim dập, mặt hàng chủ lực 主要产品, 用订书钉钉, 订书针Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
staple
n. presilla, grapa;
v. presillar, engrapar.
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