staple \sta"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {stapled} (-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {stapling}.] 1. To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
2. To fasten together with a staple[9] or staples; as, to staple a check to a letter. [PJC]
The company's Ethicon unit also introduced a new series of internal stapling instruments for use in surgery.
Start from the top and work downward on walls, stapling to the inside or outside edges of framing.
Accountants suggest stapling envelopes to the old return, then filing documents for wages, interest, dividends and other income and for itemized deductions in the appropriate envelope.
In an unusual step, California Business, which launched LA Business as a separate magazine just last April, also said it is planning to start stapling the new magazine to the center of California Business with the August issue.