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Definition stain in American English

stain verb

verb
/steɪn/
1

to leave a mark on something accidentally

Example

The sink was badly stained.

Example

Sweat had stained his shirt.

Example

His fingers were stained with blue ink.

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Example

I'm going to stain it a deep red color.

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3

to add color to something in order to make it easier to examine under a microscope

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4

if something stains someone's reputation, character, etc., it spoils it

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Definition stain in American English