Definitions of stall in various dictionaries:
noun -
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
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small area set off by walls for special use
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a booth where articles are displayed for sale
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a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
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seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
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small individual study area in a library
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a tactic used to mislead or delay
verb -
postpone doing what one should be doing
verb -
come to a stop
verb -
deliberately delay an event or action
verb -
put into, or keep in, a stall
verb -
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
verb -
cause an airplane to go into a stall
verb -
cause an engine to stop
A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
A small compartment: a shower stall.
An enclosed seat in the chancel of a church.
A pew in a church.
A seat in the front part of a theater.
A space marked off, as in a garage, for parking a motor vehicle.
A protective sheath for a finger or toe.
The sudden, unintended loss of power or effectiveness in an engine.
A condition in which an aircraft or airfoil experiences an interruption of airflow resulting in loss of lift and a tendency to drop.
To put or lodge in a stall.
To maintain in a stall for fattening: to stall cattle.
To check the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill.
To cause (an engine) accidentally to stop running.
To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.
To live or be lodged in a stall.
To stick fast in mud or snow.
To come to a standstill: Negotiations stalled.
To stop running as a result of mechanical failure: The car stalled on the freeway.
To lose forward flying speed, causing a stall.
To employ delaying tactics against: stall off creditors.
verb - to stop the progress of