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Meaning of 'stale' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stale [ a.]
- To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.
2 . Stale [ n.]
- The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.
3 . Stale [ v. i.]
- Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.
- Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.
- Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.
- Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.
- That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.
- A prostitute.
- Urine, esp. that of beasts.
4 . Stale [ v. t.]
- To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out.
- Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon.
- A stalking-horse.
- A stalemate.
- A laughingstock; a dupe.

Meaning of 'stale' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stale [ a]
Meaning (1):
- lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
Example in sentence:
  • stale bread;
  • the beer was stale
2 . stale [ s]
Meaning (2):
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
Example in sentence:
  • moth-eaten theories about race;
  • stale news

Nearby Words:

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