stall

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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.
1. An example of stall is a farmer's area at a farmer's market.
2. An example of stall is where a horse is kept.

verb

To stall is to delay or put off doing something, when an engine stops running or when a project or progress is stopped.
1. An example of stall is when you spend 1/2 hour sharpening pencils because you want to put off starting your homework.
2. An example of stall is when your car won't start because your engine won't kick on.
3. An example of stall is when efforts to open a new store stop.

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stall

1. Obs. a stable
2. a compartment for one animal in a stable
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 or a compartment enclosing a toilet in a public restroom
4. any of the spaces marked off, as in a garage, for parking individual automobiles
Brit.
1. an orchestra seat in a theater, esp. one in the front part
2. [pl.] orchestra (sense ); also, the people sitting in these seats
a protective sheath, as of rubber, for a finger or thumb; cot
the condition of being brought to a stop or standstill, as through some malfunction
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

Origin of stall

Middle English stal from Old English steall, place, station, stall, stable, akin to Old High German stal from Indo-European base an unverified form stel-, to place, set up, stiff, stem from source still

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

Origin of stall

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

to act or speak evasively or hesitantly so as to deceive or delay: to stall for time

Origin of stall

from stall, decoy, variant, variety of obsolete stale, one who lures from Anglo-French estale from Old French estaler: see stall, transitive verbintransitive verb

to put off or delay by stalling: usually with off: to stall off creditors

any action, device, etc. used to deceive or delay; evasive trick

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stall

noun

A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
a. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
b. A small compartment: a shower stall.
a. An enclosed seat in the chancel of a church.
b. A pew in a church.
Chiefly British 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.

verb

stalled, stall·ing, stalls

verb

transitive

To put or lodge in a stall.
To maintain in a stall for fattening: to stall cattle.
To halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill.
To cause (a motor or motor vehicle) accidentally to stop running.
To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.

verb

intransitive

To live or be lodged in a stall. Used of an animal.
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. Used of an aircraft.

Origin of stall

Middle English stalle from Old English steall standing place, stable ; see stel- in Indo-European roots.

noun

A ruse or tactic used to mislead or delay.

verb

stalled, stall·ing, stalls

verb

transitive

To employ delaying tactics against: stall off creditors.

verb

intransitive

To employ delaying tactics: stalling for time.

Origin of stall

Alteration (influenced by stall ¹) 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 ; see staddle .

THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Noun

(plural stalls)

(countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
A stable; a place for cattle.
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
(countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market.
A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
(countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.
(paganism and Heathenry) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
A sheath to protect the finger.
(mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)

To put (an animal etc) in a stall.
to stall an ox
To fatten.
to stall cattle
(intransitive) To come to a standstill.
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
to stall a cart
(intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift.
To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
To forestall; to anticipate.
To keep close; to keep secret.

Origin

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

Noun

(plural stalls)

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.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)

To employ delaying tactics against
He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
(intransitive) To employ delaying tactics
Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.

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