 Definitions of stale [ɪl] 
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1. (adj.) stale
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
2. stale
musty; stagnant:
stale air.
3. stale
hackneyed; trite:
a stale joke.
4. stale
having lost interest, initiative, or the like, as from overwork or boredom.
5. stale
Law. (of a claim) no longer in force through lack of action.
6. (v.i.) stale
to make or become stale.
7. (v.i.) stale
(of livestock, esp. horses) to urinate.
8. (n.) stale
the urine of livestock.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME stalen to urinate, prob. < OF
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| Definition of 'stale' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) stale
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
"stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
2. (verb) cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
"moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
3. (verb) stale
urinate, of cattle and horses
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1. (adjective) stale
(of food) tasting old and dry
stale bread/crackers/cereal
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| Definition of 'stale' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) stale
to make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle
2. (noun) stale
the stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake
3. (verb) stale
vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer
4. (verb) stale
not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread
5. (verb) stale
having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed
6. (verb) stale
worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common
7. (verb) stale
to make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out
8. (verb) stale
that which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use
9. (verb) stale
a prostitute
10. (verb) stale
urine, esp. that of beasts
11. (verb) stale
something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon
12. (verb) stale
a stalking-horse
13. (verb) stale
a stalemate
14. (verb) stale
a laughingstock; a dupe
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Sense: (of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless
stale bread.
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 Afrikaans: muf |
 Arabic: غَيْر طازِج، تَفِه المَذا |
 Bulgarian: застоял |
 Brazilian: velho |
 Czech: starý, suchý |
 German: alt |
 Danish: tør |
 Greek: μπαγιάτικος |
 Estonian: kopitanud |
 Farsi: مانده |
 Finnish: ummehtunut |
 French: qui n'est plus frais |
 Hebrew: מְעוּפַּש |
 Hindi: बासी, पर्युषित |
 Croatian: star, pokvaren |
 Hungarian: állott |
 Indonesian: basi |
 Icelandic: gamall, uppþornaður |
 Italian: stantio, vecchio |
 Japanese: 新鮮でない |
 Korean: 싱싱하지 못한 |
 Lithuanian: senas, sudžiūvęs |
 Latvian: vecs; sacietējis |
 Malay: basi |
 Dutch: niet vers |
 Norwegian: gammel; ikke fersk; doven |
 Polish: zestarzały, czerstwy |
 Portuguese: velho |
 Romanian: veche |
 Russian: несвежий; чёрствый |
 Slovak: starý, suchý |
 Slovenian: star, postan, preležan |
 Serbian: ustajao |
 Swedish: gammal, fadd, avslagen |
 Thai: ที่ไม่สด |
 Turkish: bayat |
 Taiwanese: 不新鮮的 |
 Ukrainian: черствий, несвіжий |
 Urdu: باسی اور بے مزہ |
 Vietnamese: ôi thiu |
 Chinese: 不新鲜的 |
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