noun

1. 1. Obsolete a stable
   2. a compartment for one animal in a stable
2. any of various compartments, booths, separate sections, etc.; specif.,
   1. a booth, table, or counter, as at a market or fair, at which goods are sold
   2. a pew or enclosed seat in the main part of a church or in the choir
   3. a small, enclosed space, as a compartment in which one showers
   4. ☆ any of the spaces marked off, as in a garage, for parking individual automobiles
3. Brit.
   1. an orchestra seat in a theater, esp. one in the front part
   2. orchestra (sense ); also, the people sitting in these seats
4. a protective sheath, as of rubber, for a finger or thumb; cot
5. the condition of being brought to a stop or standstill, as through some malfunction
6. Aeron. a condition in which an improper angle of attack and a lack of airspeed combine to disrupt the airflow around an airfoil enough to result in a loss of lift which forces the aircraft to drop, possibly going out of control

Etymology: ME stal < OE steall, place, station, stall, stable, akin to OHG stal < IE base *stel-, to place, set up, stiff, stem > still

transitive verb, intransitive verb

1. to put, keep, or be kept in a stall
2. to cause to stick fast or to be stuck fast, as in mud
3. to bring or be brought to a stop or standstill, esp. unintentionally
4. to stop or cause to stop through some malfunction: said of a motor or engine
5. Aeron. to put or go into a stall

Etymology: ME stallen < the n. & < OFr estaler < Gmc, as in OHG stal

intransitive verb

Etymology: < stall, decoy, var. of obs. stale, one who lures < Anglo-Fr estale < OFr estaler: see stall,

transitive verb

noun