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stall

UK/stɔːl/ US/stoːl/ fairly common
noun (6) verb (7)

noun

1.

a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

2.

small area set off by walls for special use

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3.

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

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4.

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”
5.
6.

a tactic used to mislead or delay

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verb

1.

postpone doing what one should be doing

  • “He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”
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2.

come to a stop

  • “The car stalled in the driveway”
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3.

deliberately delay an event or action

  • “she doesn”
4.

put into, or keep in, a stall

  • “Stall the horse”
5.

experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

6.

cause an airplane to go into a stall

7.

cause an engine to stop

  • “The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car”

Origin

From Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).

Phrases

  • box stall
  • cart stall
  • choir stall
  • cow stall
  • farm stall
  • food stall
  • market stall
  • orchestra stalls
  • shock stall
  • stall angle
  • stall for time
  • stall off

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