(obsolete) Pronunciation spelling of stop.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stap

present participle of stap

simple past tense and past participle of stap

(archaic) An exclamation of surprise or anger, sometimes used as an oath.

A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.

(dated) A dealer in staple goods. / (dated) One employed to sort wool according to its staple.

Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.

(anatomy, zootomy) A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.