stain
/steɪn/ verbDefinition
MARK [I, T] › to leave a dirty mark on something which is difficult to remove, or to become dirty in this way: That wine I spilt has stained my shirt. Avoid light carpets because they stain easily.
PAINT [T] › to paint a wooden surface with a thin paint in order to change its colour: She stained the bookcase to match the desk.
(Definition of stain verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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