stall

Definitions of stall in various dictionaries:

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

noun - small area set off by walls for special use

noun - a booth where articles are displayed for sale

noun - a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

noun - seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

noun - small individual study area in a library

noun - a tactic used to mislead or delay

verb - postpone doing what one should be doing

verb - come to a stop

verb - deliberately delay an event or action

verb - put into, or keep in, a stall

verb - experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

verb - cause an airplane to go into a stall

verb - cause an engine to stop

A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.

A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.

A small compartment: a shower stall.

An enclosed seat in the chancel of a church.

A pew in a church.

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.

To put or lodge in a stall.

To maintain in a stall for fattening: to stall cattle.

To check the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill.

To cause (an engine) accidentally to stop running.

To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.

To live or be lodged in a stall.

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.

To employ delaying tactics against: stall off creditors.

verb - to stop the progress of