stain

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Noun[change]

Singular
stain

Plural
stains

  1. (countable) A stain is an ugly mark on a surface.
    There is an ugly stain on my shirt.

Verb[change]

Plain form
stain

Third-person singular
stains

Past tense
stained

Past participle
stained

Present participle
staining

  1. (transitive) If you stain something, you discolor it by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.
    to stain the hand with dye
    armour stained with blood
  2. If you stain someone's reputation, you taint or tarnish it.

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