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STALL
stall, stalling
(noun) a tactic used to mislead or delay
booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk
(noun) small area set off by walls for special use
carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall
(noun) small individual study area in a library
stall, stand, sales booth
(noun) a booth where articles are displayed for sale
stall
(noun) a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
stall
(noun) seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
stall
(noun) a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; “the plane went into a stall and I couldn’t control it”
stall
(verb) deliberately delay an event or action; “she doesn’t want to write the report, so she is stalling”
stall, conk
(verb) come to a stop; “The car stalled in the driveway”
stall
(verb) cause an engine to stop; “The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car”
stall
(verb) cause an airplane to go into a stall
stall
(verb) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
stall
(verb) put into, or keep in, a stall; “Stall the horse”
procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
(verb) postpone doing what one should be doing; “He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
stall (plural stalls)
(countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
Synonym: boose
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, food court, etc.
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.
(Canadian) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
Verb
stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)
(transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
To fatten.
(intransitive) To come to a standstill.
(transitive) To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
(intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
(transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
(intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
(obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
(obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
(obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
To forestall; to anticipate.
To keep close; to keep secret.
Etymology 2
Noun
stall (plural stalls)
An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
Verb
stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)
(transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
(intransitive) To employ delaying tactics.
Synonyms
• (transitive): delay, postpone, put off
• (intransitive): delay, penelopize, procrastinate
Anagrams
• talls
Source: Wiktionary
Stall, n. Etym: [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G. & Sw. stall, stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing place; akin to G. selle a place, stellen to place, Gr. stand. Stand, and cf. Apostle, Epistle, Forestall, Install, Stale, a. & v. i., 1st Stalk, Stallion, Still.]
1. A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal. "In an oxes stall." Chaucer.
2. A stable; a place for cattle. At last he found a stall where oxen stood. Dryden.
3. A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
4. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid. Gay.
5. A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving. The dignifird clergy, out of humanility, have called their thrones by the names of stalls. Bp. Warburton. Loud the monks in their stalls. Longfellow.
6. In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
7. (Mining)
Definition: The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post. Stall reader, one who reads books at a stall where they are exposed for sale. Cries the stall reader, "Bless us! what a word on A titlepage is this!" Milton.
Stall, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stalling.] Etym: [Cf. Sw. stalla, Dan. stalde.]
1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled. Dryden.
2. To fatten; as, to stall cattle. [Prov. Eng.]
3. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. Shak.
4. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. Burton. His horses had been stalled in the snow. E. E. Hale.
5. To forestall; to anticipitate. Having This not to be stall'd by my report. Massinger.
6. To keep close; to keep secret. [Obs.] Stall this in your bosom. Shak.
Stall, v. i. Etym: [AS. steallian to have room. See Stall, n.]
1. To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. [Obs.] We could not stall together In the whole world. Shak.
2. To kennel, as dogs. Johnson.
3. To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
4. To be tired of eating, as cattle. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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