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    [Verb]  | "stain" | \ ˈstān \


    1: to suffuse with color

    2: discolor, soil

    3: taint

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English steynen, partly from Anglo-French desteindre to take away the color from & partly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse steina to paint {mat|distain|};

    [Noun]  | "stain" 


    1: a soiled or discolored spot

    2: a natural spot of color contrasting with the ground

    3: a taint of guilt : stigma

    Origin: 1557 ;

    [Noun]  | "Gi*em*sa stain" | \ gē-ˈem-zə- \


    1: a stain consisting of eosin and a blue dye and used chiefly in the differential staining of blood films —called also Giemsa, Giemsa's stain

    Origin: circa 1909 ;

     Gustav Giemsa †1948 German chemotherapist;

    [Noun]  | "Gram's stain" | \ ˈgramz- \


    1: a method for the differential staining of bacteria by treatment with a watery solution of iodine and the iodide of potassium after staining with a triphenylmethane dye (such as crystal violet) —called also Gram's method

    2: the chemicals used in Gram's stain

    Origin: 1903 ;

     Hans C. J. Gram †1938 Danish physician;

    [Noun]  | "port-wine stain" | \ ˈpȯrt-ˈwīn- \


    1: a reddish-purple superficial hemangioma of the skin commonly occurring as a birthmark

    Origin: 1886 ;

    [Verb]  | "stain" 


    1: to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable;


      * e.g., " ... her poor choice of companions stained her reputation somewhat "




    2: to give color or a different color to;


      * e.g., " ... stained the table to look like cherry "




    3: to make dirty;


      * e.g., " ... oil stained his work pants "



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    [Noun]  | "stain" 


    1: a mark of guilt or disgrace;


      * e.g., " ... the stain of this cowardly act would haunt him for the rest of his career "



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    2: a substance used to color other materials;


      * e.g., " ... applied several coats of stain to the wood "



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     [ "stain" ]

    1:  To steal something

      * e.g.,  ...  Aye did you see joker’s crew hit a stain on that bank? 

     [ "stain" ]

    2:  To take something

      * e.g.,  ...  I’m about to stain Bears moneyline 

     [ "stain" ]

    1: To come up, rob someone

      * e.g.,  ... MAN 1: I just came up! 

     [ "stain" ]

    1: A person in your life you can't get rid of or deny knowing. Other aspects of your life are fine, but there lies a big old reminder and someone is always pointing it out. Every time you look at him/her, you wish your life was stain-free.

      * e.g.,  ... My sister-in-law is a stain. 

     [ "stain" ]

    1: Stain - noun To be highly known and popular. (Not to be confused with swag or swagger...)

      * e.g.,  ... Example 1: Lisa: I was at the mall and everybody from them other high schools knew me and I didn't even know them! Tonya: Damn. You must have hella stain. Example 2: Joseph: I got 55, 383 friends on Facebook, 22, 989 friends on Myspace, and 801, 116 followers on Twitter. Xavier: You got that stain, bruh. 

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    1: a name given to a pet dog just so when it gets loose you can scream "come stain"

      * e.g.,  ... damn dog jumped the fence again, i'll get him, "come stain"! 

     [ "stain" ]

    1: To have sex with someone. Used mostly by the African American race.

      * e.g.,  ... "Fam, I was bout to stain this bitch and my fuckin wifey called me!" 

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    1: To stain yourself on another: To make an ass of yourself, under the influence of alcohol, to someone less drunk than you.

      * e.g.,  ... "Oh man, Ed was staining himself all over Kelly last night" 

     [ "stain" ]

    1: noun. A person, place, situation, or anything that exists, but you wish it didn't.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, my job is such a stain! 

     [ "stain" ]

    2: verb. To bother unrelentingly

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, this girl is staining my ear! 

     [ "stain" ]

    3: adjective. see stainful

      * e.g.,  ... This play is stainful! 

     [ "stain" ]

    1: Roasting or flaming

      * e.g.,  ... Bob : Now im on your ugly ass 

     [ "stain" ]

    1: synonomous with marijuana. Originally coined by Jay-Z

      * e.g.,  ... All the stain in my membrane. 

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