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UNSTAPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unstaple mean? 

UNSTAPLE (verb)
  The verb UNSTAPLE has 1 sense:

1. take the staples offplay

  Familiarity information: UNSTAPLE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNSTAPLE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Take the staples off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

unstaple the piece of paper from the receipt

Hypernyms (to "unstaple" is one way to...):

undo (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

staple (secure or fasten with a staple or staples)


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