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staple

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staple

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsteɪ.pəl/

Noun

obsolete

A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around. / A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.

Japanese Meaning

紙束などを、各枚に釘状に打ち込まれ、内部で曲げられて固定するための針金製の留具。 / その他の物を貫通し、先を曲げて固定するための針金製の留具。

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The secretary reached for the staple to bind the printed proposals before the meeting.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

事務員は会議の前に印刷した提案書を綴じるために、書類を貫通して折り曲げる針金製の留め具を手に取った。

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Sense（1）

A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.

Sense（2）

A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.

Can you believe they use staples to hold cars together these days?

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Sense（3）

A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.

The rancher used staples to attach the barbed wire to the fence-posts.

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Sense（5）

(mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.

Sense（6）

A small pit.

Sense（7）

A district granted to an abbey.

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Sense（8）

(obsolete) A post; prop; support

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