stale

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

2. 2intransitive verb

   Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.

3. 3intransitive verb

   Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.

4. 4intransitive verb

   Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.

5. 5intransitive verb

   Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.

6. 6transitive verb

   To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out.

7. 7adjective

   To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.

8. 8intransitive verb

   That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.

9. 9intransitive verb

   A prostitute.

10. 10intransitive verb

    Urine, esp. that of beasts.

11. 11transitive verb

    Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon.

12. 12transitive verb

    A stalking-horse.

13. 13transitive verb

    A stalemate.

14. 14transitive verb

    A laughingstock; a dupe.

15. 15verb

    urinate, of cattle and horses

16. 16adjective

    lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

    "stale bread"

    "the beer was stale"

17. 17adjective

    lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

    "moth-eaten theories about race"

    "stale news"

    Synonyms

    colddusty