Stale in English dictionary

  • stale

    Meanings and definitions of "Stale"

    • Having lost its freshness from age. Stale food, for instance, is food which is still edible but has lost its deliciousness.
    • No longer new; no longer interesting; established; old; as, stale news, a stale joke, etc.
    • (obsolete) A bird used as a decoy to trap other birds.
    • (obsolete) Any trap or lure.
    • (obsolete) A low class of prostitute (originally used as a decoy by other criminals).
    • (obsolete) A person's position, especially in a battle-line.
    • (obsolete) An ambush.
    • (obsolete) A division of armed men posted in a specific place, either for an ambush or for other reasons.
    • Urine, especially of horses or cattle.
    • adjective
      (alcohol, obsolete)
      Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong.
    • adjective
      No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
    • adjective
      No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; cliche, hackneyed, dated.
    • adjective
      No longer nubile or suitable for marriage, in reference to people; past one's prime.
    • adjective
      (agriculture, obsolete)
      Fallow, in reference to land.
    • adjective
      (law)
      Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.
    • adjective
      Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.
    • adjective
      (finance)
      Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.
    • adjective
      (chess, obsolete)
      At a standstill; stalemated.
    • noun
      (military, obsolete)
      A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.
    • noun
      (chess, uncommon)
      A stalemate; a stalemated game.
    • noun
      (military, obsolete)
      An ambush.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A band of armed men or hunters.
    • noun
      (Scotland, military, obsolete)
      The main force of an army.
    • noun
      (falconry, hunting, obsolete)
      A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.
    • noun
      (crime, obsolete)
      An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      a partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.
    • noun
      (crime, obsolete)
      A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.
    • noun
      (hunting, obsolete)
      Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.
    • noun
      A long, thin handle, as of rakes, axes, etc.
    • noun
      (dialectal)
      The posts and rungs composing a ladder.
    • noun
      (botany, obsolete)
      The stem of a plant.
    • noun
      The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
    • noun
      (colloquial)
      Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
    • noun
      (livestock, obsolete)
      Urine, especially used of horses and cattle.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To make a ladder by joining rungs ("stales") between the posts.
    • verb
      (of alcohol, obsolete, transitive)
      To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make stale; to cause to go out of fashion or currency; to diminish the novelty or interest of, particularly by excessive exposure or consumption.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.
    • verb
      (alcohol, intransitive)
      To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age.
    • verb
      (rare, obsolete, transitive)
      To serve as a decoy, to lure.
    • verb
      (chess, uncommon, transitive)
      To stalemate.
    • verb
      (chess, obsolete, intransitive)
      To be stalemated.
    • verb
      (livestock, obsolete, intransitive)
      To urinate, especially used of horses and cattle.
    • having lost its freshness
    • no longer new or interesting
    • old (not person)
    • adjective
      lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
    • adjective
      lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
    • verb
      urinate, of cattle and horses

    Synonyms of "Stale" in English dictionary

    piddle, limp, pee-pee are the top synonyms of "Stale" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "Stale" in English dictionary

    fresh is the antonym of "Stale" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Stale

    • stale ( comparative staler, superlative stalest)
    • stale ( plural  stales)
    • stale ( uncountable)
    • stale (comparative staler, superlative stalest)
    • stale (not comparable)
    • stale (plural stales)
    • stale (uncountable)
    • stale (third-person singular simple present stales, present participle staling, simple past and past participle staled)
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