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