Stall Definition

stôl

stalled, stalling, stalls

noun

stalls

A stable.

Webster's New World

A compartment for one animal in a stable.

Webster's New World

A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.

American Heritage

Any of various compartments, booths, separate sections, etc.

Webster's New World

A small compartment.

A shower stall.

American Heritage

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verb

stalled, stalling, stalls

To act or speak evasively or hesitantly so as to deceive or delay.

To stall for time.

Webster's New World

To put, keep, or be kept in a stall.

Webster's New World

To put or go into a stall.

Webster's New World

To bring or be brought to a stop or standstill, esp. unintentionally.

Webster's New World

To cause (a motor or motor vehicle) accidentally to stop running.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Stall

Singular:

stall

Plural:

Alteration (influenced by stall) of obsolete stale pickpocket's accomplice from Middle English decoy from Anglo-Norman estale of Germanic origin possibly akin to Old English stǣl, stathol place, position staddle

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old English steall (“standing place, position"). Compare Dutch stal (“cattle shed"), German Stall (“cattle shed"), Old Norse stallr. Cognate with stand.

From Wiktionary
Middle English stalle from Old English steall standing place, stable stel- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition