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stall
verb(stall)
postpone doing what one should be doing
Synonyms: dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally,
stall
noun(stall)
small individual study area in a library
Synonyms: carrel, carrell, cubicle,
stall
noun(stall)
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
Synonyms: sales booth, stand,
stall
verb(stall)
come to a stop
Synonyms: conk,
Examples:
The car stalled in the driveway.
stall
noun(stall)
small area set off by walls for special use
Synonyms: booth, cubicle, kiosk,
stall
noun(stall)
a tactic used to mislead or delay
Synonyms: stalling,
stall
noun(stall)
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
stall
noun(stall)
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
Examples:
The plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it.
stall
verb(stall)
cause an airplane to go into a stall
stall
verb(stall)
cause an engine to stop
Examples:
The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car.
stall
verb(stall)
deliberately delay an event or action
Examples:
She doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling.
stall
verb(stall)
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
stall
verb(stall)
put into, or keep in, a stall
stall
noun(stall)
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

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