Stall definition
A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
noun
To stall is to delay or put off doing something, when an engine stops running or when a project or progress is stopped.
An example of stall is when you spend 1/2 hour sharpening pencils because you want to put off starting your homework.
An example of stall is when your car won't start because your engine won't kick on.
An example of stall is when efforts to open a new store stop.
verb
The sudden, unintended loss of power or effectiveness in an engine.
noun
The definition of a stall is a small area from which goods are sold at a market, or is an area in a barn where animals are kept.
An example of stall is a farmer's area at a farmer's market.
An example of stall is where a horse is kept.
noun
To maintain in a stall for fattening.
To stall cattle.
verb
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To live or be lodged in a stall. Used of an animal.
verb
(chiefly british) A seat in the front part of a theater.
noun
A protective sheath for a finger or toe.
noun
A condition in which an aircraft or airfoil experiences an interruption of airflow resulting in loss of lift and a tendency to drop.
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A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
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A small compartment.
A shower stall.
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An enclosed seat in the chancel of a church.
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A pew in a church.
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To put or lodge in a stall.
verb
To halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill.
verb
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To cause (a motor or motor vehicle) accidentally to stop running.
verb
To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.
verb
To stick fast in mud or snow.
verb
To come to a standstill.
Negotiations stalled.
verb
To stop running as a result of mechanical failure.
The car stalled on the freeway.
verb
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To lose forward flying speed, causing a stall. Used of an aircraft.
verb
A ruse or tactic used to mislead or delay.
noun
To employ delaying tactics against.
Stall off creditors.
verb
To employ delaying tactics.
Stalling for time.
verb
Any of various compartments, booths, separate sections, etc.
- A booth, table, or counter, as at a market or fair, at which goods are sold.
- A pew or enclosed seat in the main part of a church or in the choir.
- A small, enclosed space, as a compartment in which one showers or a compartment enclosing a toilet in a public restroom.
- Any of the spaces marked off, as in a garage, for parking individual automobiles.
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A protective sheath, as of rubber, for a finger or thumb; cot.
noun
The condition of being brought to a stop or standstill, as through some malfunction.
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(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.
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(obs.) A stable.
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A compartment for one animal in a stable.
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An orchestra seat in a theater, esp. one in the front part.
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; also, the people sitting in these seats.
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To put, keep, or be kept in a stall.
verb
To cause to stick fast or to be stuck fast, as in mud.
verb
To bring or be brought to a stop or standstill, esp. unintentionally.
verb
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To stop or cause to stop through some malfunction.
verb
(aeron.) To put or go into a stall.
verb
To act or speak evasively or hesitantly so as to deceive or delay.
To stall for time.
verb
To put off or delay by stalling.
To stall off creditors.
verb
Any action, device, etc. used to deceive or delay; evasive trick.
noun
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A stable; a place for cattle.
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A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
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A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
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To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
To stall a cart.
verb
(intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift.
verb
To keep close; to keep secret.
verb
An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
noun
(intransitive) To employ delaying tactics.
Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
verb
A space marked off, as in a garage, for parking a motor vehicle.
noun
Origin of stall
- 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
- 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
- Old English steall (“standing place, position"). Compare Dutch stal (“cattle shed"), German Stall (“cattle shed"), Old Norse stallr. Cognate with stand.
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