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Definition of "Stall" :

noun: a tactic used to mislead or delay

noun: small area set off by walls for special use

noun: small individual study area in a library

noun: a booth where articles are displayed for sale

noun: a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

noun: seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

noun: 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."

verb: deliberately delay an event or action

"She doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling."

verb: come to a stop

"The car stalled in the driveway."

verb: cause an engine to stop

"The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car."

verb: cause an airplane to go into a stall

verb: experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

verb: put into, or keep in, a stall

"Stall the horse."

verb: postpone doing what one should be doing