"stale" in the verb sense
1. stale
urinate, of cattle and horses
"stale" in the adjective sense
1. stale
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
"stale bread"
"the beer was stale"
2. cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten
lacking originality or spontaneity no longer new
"moth-eaten theories about race"
"stale news"
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