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Definition of Stale
1. Verb. Urinate, of cattle and horses.
Generic synonyms: Make, Make Water, Micturate, Pass Water, Pee, Pee-pee, Piddle, Piss, Puddle, Relieve Oneself, Spend A Penny, Take A Leak, Urinate, Wee, Wee-wee
2. Adjective. Lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age. "The beer was stale"
Attributes: Staleness
Similar to: Addled, Bad, Spoiled, Spoilt, Cold, Day-old, Hard, Flyblown, Maggoty, Limp, Wilted, Moldy, Mouldy, Musty, Rancid, Rotten, Corrupt, Tainted, Putrid, Putrescent
Also: Old, Unoriginal
Antonyms: Fresh
Derivative terms: Staleness
Similar to: Addled, Bad, Spoiled, Spoilt, Cold, Day-old, Hard, Flyblown, Maggoty, Limp, Wilted, Moldy, Mouldy, Musty, Rancid, Rotten, Corrupt, Tainted, Putrid, Putrescent
Also: Old, Unoriginal
Antonyms: Fresh
Derivative terms: Staleness
3. Adjective. Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new. "Stale news"
Definition of Stale
1. n. The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.
2. a. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.
3. v. t. To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out.
4. v. i. To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.
5. n. That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.
6. n. Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon.
Definition of Stale
1. not fresh [adj STALER, STALEST] : STALELY [adv] / to become stale [v STALED, STALING, STALES] - See also: stale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stale
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