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(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.