n. | 1. | The stock or handle of anything; | ||||||
a. | 1. | Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; | ||||||
2. | Not new; not freshly made; | |||||||
3. | Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed. | |||||||
4. | Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.
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v. t. | 1. | To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out. | ||||||
v. i. | 1. | To make water; to discharge urine; - said especially of horses and cattle. | ||||||
n. | 1. | That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use. | ||||||
2. | A prostitute. | |||||||
3. | Urine, esp. that of beasts. | |||||||
1. | Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon. | |||||||
2. | A stalking-horse. | |||||||
3. | (Chess) A stalemate. | |||||||
4. | A laughingstock; a dupe. |
Verb | 1. | stale - urinate, of cattle and horses |
Adj. | 1. | stale - showing deterioration from age; "stale bread" Antonyms: fresh - not stale or old; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent" |
2. | stale - lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race" Synonyms: moth-eaten, old | |
3. | stale - no longer new; uninteresting; "cold (or stale) news" Synonyms: cold |