"stain" meaning in English

See stain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /steɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stain.wav [UK] Forms: stain [singular], stains [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stain is an ugly mark on a surface.
    Sense id: simple-stain-en-noun-acAgCfx1

Verb

IPA: /steɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stain.wav [UK] Forms: stain [canonical], stains [third-person, singular], stained [past], stained [past, participle], staining [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you stain something, you discolor it by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.
    Sense id: simple-stain-en-verb-cQZvcVpi
  2. If you stain someone's reputation, you taint or tarnish it.
    Sense id: simple-stain-en-verb-u-Aya3oT
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