corchete — meaning in English

English meaning

• clasp noun A fastener with interlocking parts used to hold something closed, like a necklace or bag.
• staple noun A basic food or item that is used regularly and is essential to daily life.

Senses

corchete is used for these senses in English:

• clasp (countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
• hook and eye A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.
• square bracket Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations.
• staple A wire fastener, made of thin wire, used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.

clasp — full definition

1. noun A fastener with interlocking parts used to hold something closed, like a necklace or bag.
2. verb To hold something tightly, often by wrapping fingers or arms around it.

staple — full definition

1. noun A basic food or item that is used regularly and is essential to daily life.
2. noun A small U-shaped piece of wire pressed through paper (or into wood or a wall) to hold things together.
3. noun Something that appears regularly or is expected as a standard part of something.
4. verb To fasten something with a staple.
5. adj Main or principal; regularly used or produced.

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