(of alcohol) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).
To make stale; to cause to go out of fashion or currency; to diminish the novelty or interest of, particularly by excessive exposure or consumption.
To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.
(alcohol) To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age.
To make a ladder by joining rungs ("stales") between the posts.
To stalemate.
To be stalemated.
(livestock) To urinate, especially used of horses and cattle.
To serve as a decoy, to lure.
(food industry) The process whereby bread goes stale.