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- (noun): Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
- (verb): (of alcohol) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).
- (verb): 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.
- (verb): To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.
- (verb): (alcohol) To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age.
- (adjective): (alcohol) Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong.
- (adjective): No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
- (adjective): No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; cliche, hackneyed, dated.
- (adjective): No longer nubile or suitable for marriage, in reference to people; past one's prime.
- (adjective): Fallow, in reference to land.
- (adjective): Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.
- (adjective): Taking a long time to change
- (adjective): Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.
- (adjective): Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.
- (adjective): Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.
- a stale affidavit
- The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache.