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stall
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Noun
  • a tactic used to mislead or delay
  • small individual study area in a library
  • seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
  • 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
  • a booth where articles are displayed for sale
  • small area set off by walls for special use
  • a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
Verb
  • cause an engine to stop
    • The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car
  • cause an airplane to go into a stall
  • experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
  • put into, or keep in, a stall
    • Stall the horse
  • deliberately delay an event or action
    • she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
  • come to a stop
    • The car stalled in the driveway
  • postpone doing what one should be doing
    • He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
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