v. i. - Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
v. i. - Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
v. i. - Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
v. t. - To fix; to establish.
v. i. - A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.
v. t. - To put or keep in a stable.
v. i. - To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.
a. - So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; -- said of any body or substance.