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UNSTAPLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take the staples off

Example:

unstaple the piece of paper from the receipt

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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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