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Meaning of 'stall'
Meaning of 'stall' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Stall 
[ v. i.]
- A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or
place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or
the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal. [ v. i.]- A stable; a place for cattle.
- A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving.
- In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post.
- To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell.
- To kennel, as dogs.
- To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
- To be tired of eating, as cattle.
2. Stall [ v. t.]
- To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or
stalls; as, to stall an ox. [ v. t.]- To fatten; as, to stall cattle.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart.
- To forestall; to anticipitate. Having
- To keep close; to keep secret.
Meaning of 'stall' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. stall [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
Example in sentence:
- the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it
2. stall [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- postpone doing what one should be doing
Example in sentence:
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
Meaning (3):
- deliberately delay an event or action
- deliberately delay an event or action
Example in sentence:
- she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
Meaning (4):
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
Example in sentence:
- Stall the horse
Meaning (5):
- come to a stop
- come to a stop
Example in sentence:
- The car stalled in the driveway
Meaning (6):
- cause an engine to stop
- cause an engine to stop
Example in sentence:
- The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car
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