(colloquial) Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
One of the rungs on a ladder.
The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
(chess, uncommon) A stalemate; a stalemated game.
(transitive) 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.
(intransitive) To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.
(alcoholic beverages, intransitive) To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age.
(chess, uncommon, transitive) To stalemate.
No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; cliche, hackneyed, dated.
(in general) Not new or recent; having been in place or in effect for some time.
(law) Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.
Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.
(finance) Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.
(computing) Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.