Noun
stall -
a tactic used to mislead or delay
stalling
obstruction getting in someone's way
stall -
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"
malfunction a failure to function normally
stall -
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
stand ,
sales booth
booth small area set off by walls for special use
coffee stall a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night)
stall -
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
horse barn ,
stable ,
stalls a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
stall -
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
seating area ,
seating room ,
seats ,
seating the service of ushering people to their seats
stall -
small area set off by walls for special use
booth ,
cubicle ,
kiosk
closet a small private room for study or prayer
confessional a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
polling booth a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes
prompt box ,
prompter's box a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage
shower stall ,
shower bath booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom
phone booth ,
telephone booth ,
telephone box ,
telephone kiosk ,
call box booth for using a telephone
tolbooth ,
tollbooth ,
tollhouse a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
stall -
small individual study area in a library
carrel ,
carrell ,
cubicle
alcove ,
bay a small recess opening off a larger room
Verb
stall -
deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
detain ,
delay ,
hold up cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather" ; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
stall -
come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
conk
halt ,
stop cause to stop; "Halt the engines" ; "Arrest the progress" ; "halt the presses"
driving the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
stall -
cause an airplane to go into a stall
stop cause to stop; "stop a car" ; "stop the thief"
air travel ,
aviation ,
air travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports" ; "if you've time to spare go by air"
stall -
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
halt ,
stop cause to stop; "Halt the engines" ; "Arrest the progress" ; "halt the presses"
air travel ,
aviation ,
air travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports" ; "if you've time to spare go by air"
stall -
put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
shelter invest (money) so that it is not taxable
stall -
cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
stop cause to stop; "stop a car" ; "stop the thief"
stall -
postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
procrastinate ,
drag one's feet ,
drag one's heels ,
shillyshally ,
dilly-dally ,
dillydally
delay cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather" ; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
procrastinate postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"