stall

/stɔ:l/
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stall

The pilot recovered from the stall and regained control of the aircraft.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A tactic used to mislead or delay: A deceptive action or strategy intended to create a delay or obstruction.
    • A small individual study area in a library: A partially enclosed desk or cubicle for private study.
    • Seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater: A seat located in the front section of the ground floor.
    • A malfunction in the flight of an aircraft: A condition where an aircraft loses lift due to an excessive angle of attack, causing it to drop.
    • A booth where articles are displayed for sale: A small, open-fronted structure in a market or fair for selling goods.
    • A small area set off by walls for special use: A compartment or cubicle, often for a specific function like a shower.
    • A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed: An individual enclosure for a horse or other animal.

  2. Verb:

    • To cause an engine to stop: To make an engine, especially in a vehicle, stop running, often due to improper gear use or fuel flow.
    • To cause an airplane to go into a stall: To put an aircraft into a condition of aerodynamic stall.
    • To experience a stall in flight: (Of an aircraft) to enter a stall.
    • To put into, or keep in, a stall: To place or confine an animal in its stall.
    • To deliberately delay an event or action: To intentionally avoid doing something or to cause a process to slow down.
    • To come to a stop: (Of an engine or vehicle) to stop running unexpectedly.
    • To postpone doing what one should be doing: To delay or put off an action, often through indecision or avoidance.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • His offer to negotiate was just a stall to buy more time. (The tactic meaning)
    • She reserved a quiet stall in the library to finish her thesis. (The study area meaning)
    • We have great seats in the stall for the opera tonight. (The theater seating meaning)
    • The pilot recovered the plane from a dangerous stall. (The aviation malfunction meaning)
    • I bought this handmade soap from a market stall. (The sales booth meaning)
    • The bathroom has a separate shower stall. (The compartment meaning)
    • The horse is resting in its stall. (The stable compartment meaning)

  • Verb:

    • I keep stalling the car because I'm not used to the clutch. (Cause engine to stop)
    • Pulling the nose up too sharply can stall a small aircraft. (Cause airplane to stall)
    • The engine stalled on the steep hill. (Come to a stop)
    • Please stall the horses for the night. (Put into a stall)
    • He tried to stall the meeting by asking irrelevant questions. (Deliberately delay)
    • Stop stalling and answer the question directly. (Postpone doing)
Advanced Usage
  • "To stall for time": To deliberately cause a delay, typically to gain more time to think or prepare.
    • She asked a complicated question just to stall for time while she gathered her thoughts.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stalling (n/gerund): The act of causing a delay or the condition of an engine stopping.
    • Constant stalling of the negotiations frustrated everyone.
  • Stallholder (n): A person who owns or runs a market stall.
    • The stallholder was very knowledgeable about her spices.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Delay tactic): Delay, obstruction, pretext, ruse.
  • Noun (Booth): Stand, kiosk, counter.
  • Noun (Stable compartment): Pen, cubicle, enclosure.
  • Verb (Delay): Delay, procrastinate, temporize, drag one's feet.
  • Verb (Stop engine): Conk out, die, cut out.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Stall off: To delay or keep someone at bay, especially by using excuses.
    • He managed to stall off his creditors for another month.
Related Idioms
  • (To be) in a stall: (Of an aircraft) to be in a state of aerodynamic stall.
    • The training teaches pilots how to recover when the plane is in a stall.
  • A stall tactic: A specific action taken to cause intentional delay.
    • Filing for an extension was merely a stall tactic.
stall

The pilot recovered from the stall and regained control of the aircraft.

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

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