Difference between Limp and Stale

What is the difference between Limp and Stale?

Limp as a noun is an irregular, jerky or awkward gait while Stale as a noun is a bird used as a decoy to trap other birds.

Limp

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An irregular, jerky or awkward gait A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: flaccid; flabby, as flesh. lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg. To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion To call.

Example sentence: I'd get more applause than some because I was just seventeen. If they didn't clap at the end of my act I would limp off stage and boy would they feel guilty. They would all burst into tremendous applause as they saw this poor cripple kid walking off.

Stale

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having lost its freshness from age. Stale food, for instance, is food which is still edible but has lost its deliciousness.No longer new; no longer interesting; established; old; as, stale news, a stale joke, etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bird used as a decoy to trap other birds.Any trap or lure.A low class of prostitute (originally used as a decoy by other criminals).A person's position, especially in a battle-line.An ambush.A division of armed men posted in a specific place, either for an ambush or for other reasons.

Example sentence: If all I did was pretend I was Wilderness Jimmy, I would go stale. You know, I fish maybe 100 days of the year and bird-hunt, but if I didn't go to Paris once or twice a year, I'd be crazy.

We hope you now know whether to use Limp or Stale in your sentence.

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