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
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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Origin of Stall
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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
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Old English steall (“standing place, position"). Compare Dutch stal (“cattle shed"), German Stall (“cattle shed"), Old Norse stallr. Cognate with stand.
From Wiktionary
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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
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