noun
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Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
verb
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(of alcohol) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).
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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.
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To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.
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(alcohol) To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age.
noun
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A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
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The posts and rungs composing a ladder.
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The stem of a plant.
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The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
verb
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To make a ladder by joining rungs ("stales") between the posts.
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A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.
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A stalemate; a stalemated game.
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An ambush.
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A band of armed men or hunters.
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The main force of an army.
verb
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To stalemate.
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To be stalemated.
verb
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(livestock) To urinate, especially used of horses and cattle.
noun
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A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.
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Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.
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An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.
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A partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.
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A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.
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A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.
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Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.
verb
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To serve as a decoy, to lure.