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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