Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
"The hunter tied a dead pigeon to a string and let it dangle from the tree branch as a stale for the hawks flying overhead."
A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.
Urine, especially used of horses and cattle.
A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.
urinate, of cattle and horses
"The farmer noticed that the pasture was too small to hold so many animals without them producing stale manure all over the ground."
To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).
"The hunter placed a piece of meat in the open field to stale the deer before flushing them out from the woods."
To make a ladder by joining rungs ("stales") between the posts.
To stalemate.
To urinate, especially used of horses and cattle.
To serve as a decoy, to lure.
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
"stale bread"
"the beer was stale"
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
"moth-eaten theories about race"
"stale news"
Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong.
"The peace talks have reached a stalemate, so both sides are currently just staring at each other across the table without saying another word."
At a standstill; stalemated.