staple

sta·ple ¹  (stpl)

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 stpel, heap, emporium.]

---

sta·ple ²  (stpl)

n.

1. A thin piece of wire in the shape of a square bracket that is driven by a device through sheets of paper or similar material and flattened to serve as a fastening.

2. A U-shaped metal loop with pointed ends, driven into a surface to hold a bolt, hook, or hasp or to hold wiring in place.

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.]

---

staple¹

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a short length of thin wire bent into a square U-shape, used to fasten papers, cloth, etc.

2. (Engineering / 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

(Engineering / 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]

---

staple²

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

1. (Economics) a staple commodity

2. a main constituent; integral part

3. (Economics) Chiefly US and Canadian a principal raw material produced or grown in a region

4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the fibre of wool, cotton, etc., graded as to length and fineness

5. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe) a town appointed to be the exclusive market for one or more major exports of the land

vb

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to arrange or sort (wool, cotton, etc.) according to length and fineness

[from Middle Dutch stapel warehouse; see staple¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	staple - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant basic commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	2.	staple - a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length" staple fiber, staple fibre natural fiber, natural fibre - fiber derived from plants or animals
	3.	staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing raw material material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" feedstock - the raw material that is required for some industrial process
	4.	staple - a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
	5.	staple - paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together paper fastener - a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place
Verb	1.	staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unstaple - take the staples off; "unstaple the piece of paper from the receipt"
Adj.	1.	staple - necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop" essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"

---

staple

adjective

principal, chief, main, key, basic, essential, primary, fundamental, predominant Staple goods are disappearing from the shops.

noun

essential, basic, necessity, must, requisite boutiques selling such staples as jeans and T-shirts essential

Translations

staple¹ [ˈsteɪpl]

A. N (= fastener) → grapa f, corchete m (S. Cone)

B. VT → sujetar con grapa

C. CPD staple gun N → grapadora f

---

staple² [ˈsteɪpl]

A. ADJ [product] → de primera necesidad; [topic of conversation] → clásico
their staple food or diet → su comida cotidiana, su alimento de primera necesidad

B. N (= chief product) → artículo m de primera necesidad; (= food) → alimento m de primera necesidad; (= raw material) → materia f prima; [of wool] → fibra f (textil); [of conversation] → asunto m principal, elemento m esencial

---

staple [ˈsteɪp^əl]

n

(for papers) → agrafe f

(= chief product) → produit m de base

(= basic food) → aliment m de base

adj

[food, diet, product, goods, industry] → de base
staple crop → culture f vivrière

vt → agrafer
staple gun n → agrafeuse f pneumatique

---

staple¹

n → Klammer f; (for paper) → Heftklammer f

vt → heften; to staple something together → etw zusammenheften

---

staple²

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

---

staple¹ [ˈsteɪpl]

1. n (for papers) → punto metallico

2. vt (also staple together) → cucire con punti metallici

---

staple² [ˈsteɪpl]

1. adj (diet, food, products) → base inv; (crop, industry) → principale

2. n (chief product) → prodotto principale; (of diet) → alimento principale

---

staple¹

n staple [ˈsteipl]

1 a chief product of trade or industry. hoofbedryf إنْتاج رَئيسي основен продукт hlavní produkt grundpille; hjørnesten der Hauptgegenstand κύριο προϊόν põhitoode محصول تجاري pääartikkeli produit/article de base סְחוֹרָה עִיקָרִית मुख्य उत्पाद, माल glavni proizvod, glavni predmet trgovine fő termék produk utama aðalframleiðsluvara (prodotto principale) 主要産物 주요 산물 pagrindinė prekė/gaminys pamatražojums produk utama hoofdprodukt grunnpilar podstawowy artykuł produto principal produs/articol de bază основной продукт hlavný produkt glavni proizvod glavni proizvod huvudprodukt สินค้าหลัก başlıca ürün 主要產品(或商品) основний предмет торгівлі تجارت کا جزو اعظم mặt hàng chủ lực 主要产品（或商品）

2 a chief or main item (of diet etc). hoofitem قوت أو غِذاء رَئيسي главен елемент základní položka hovednæringsmiddel die Öse βασικό είδος põhiosa محصول عمده pääasiallinen aines aliment de base עִיקָרִי मुख्य विषय glavna stvar, glavni sastojak legfontosabb pont makanan pokok uppistaða (ingrediente/alimento base) 主成分 주성분 pagrindinis produktas pamatprodukts makanan asas hoofdvoedsel hovednæringsmiddel podstawowy artykuł produto de primeira necessidade aliment de bază главный элемент základná položka glavni predmet osnovna namirnica huvudbeståndsdel วัตถุดิบหลัก temel besin maddesi 主要成分 головний елемент اہم شے nguyên liệu 主要成分

---

staple²

n staple [ˈsteipl]

1 a U-shaped type of nail. kram دَبّوس مُزْدَوِج لِشَبْك الأوراق сколка skobka hæfteklamme die Heftklammer διχαλωτό καρφί klamber, aas شكل u ميخ sinkilä crampon מָסמֵר חֵית यू आकार का नाखुन klamfa U szeg paku berbentuk U kengur grappa, gancio, forcella かすがい u자못 kablys, sankaba, kabė U veida nagla paku berbentuk U kram krampe klamra agrafo cram­­pon скоба skoba skoba klamfica krampa, märla ลักษณะเล็บที่เป็นรูปตัวยู çatal çivi U形釘 U-побідна форма нігтя مڑا ہوا تار ghim dập, đinh kẹp U形钉

2 a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together. kram سِلك لِضَم الأوراق телбод svorka hæfteklamme die Heftklammer συνδετήρας klamber سوزن منگنه hakanen agrafe מְהַדֵק यू आकार का तार जिसे कागजों को बांधने में उपयोग किया जाता है spajalica, spojnica fűzőkapocs isi jepretan hefti graffa, graffetta ホッチキスの針 스테이플 sąvara skava dawai kokot niet stift zszywka agrafo agrafă скрепка, скобка svorka, sponka sponka klamfica häftklammer ลวดเย็บกระดาษ zımba teli 訂書釘 скоба; коліно مڑے ہوءے تار کا ٹکڑا جس سے کاغذات وغیرہ کو یکجا کرکے ٹانکا لگایا جاتا ہے dây thép dập sách 订书钉

v

to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples. kram يُدَبِّس الأوراق заскобвам spojit, sešít hæfte sammen heften συρράπτω klammerdama دوختن با ماشين دوخت nitoa agrafer לְהַדֵק स्टेपल से बांधना pričvrstiti što, zaklamati összekapcsol menjepret hefta spillare ホッチキスで留める 스테이플로 고정시키다 susegti skavot; sastiprināt ar skavu mengokot nieten hefte/stifte sammen zszywać agrafar a prinde cu agrafe скреплять степлером zošiť speti zaheftati häfta fast (ihop) ติดด้วยลวดเย็บกระดาษ zımbalamak (用訂書釘)釘住 скріпляти скобами کاغذات وغیرہ میں ٹانکا لگانا đóng bằng đinh kẹp （用钉书钉）钉住

n stapler

an instrument for stapling papers etc. krammasjien دَبّاسَه телбод sešívačka hæftepistol die Heftmaschine συρραπτικό, συνδετήρας klammerdaja ماشين دوخت nitoja agrafeuse מְהַדֵק סִיכּוֹת (שַׁדכָן) कागज स्टेपल करने का उपकरण klamerica fűzőgép jepretan heftari cucitrice ホッチキス 스테이플러 segtuvas skavotājs pengokot nietmachine stiftemaskin zszywacz agrafador capsator степлер zošívačka spenjač heftalica häftapparat ที่เย็บกระดาษ tel zımbası 訂書機 степлер تار کے ٹانکے لگانے والی مشین cái dập ghim 订书机

---

staple → رزَّة سلكية, مدينة تعتبر مركز للبيع والتصدير, يُزود برزة سلكية hlavní produkt, sešít sešívačkou, skoba 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, temeljna roba, 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, 스테이플, 스테이플로 고정시키다 nieten, nietje, stapelproduct bestanddel, fiber, stifte przypiąć, surowiec, zszywka agrafar, agrafe, grampear, grampo, produto básico главный продукт, производимый в данном регионе, скобка, сортировать basvara, häfta, häftklammer ติดด้วยลวดเย็บกระดาษ, ลวดเย็บกระดาษ, อาหารหลัก temel ürün, zımba teli, zımbalamak dập ghim, ghim dập, mặt hàng chủ lực 主要产品, 分类, 订书针