stall

stall ¹  (stôl)

n.

1. A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.

2.

a. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.

b. A small compartment: a shower stall.

3.

a. An enclosed seat in the chancel of a church.

b. A pew in a church.

4. Chiefly British A seat in the front part of a theater.

5. A space marked off, as in a garage, for parking a motor vehicle.

6. A protective sheath for a finger or toe.

7. The sudden, unintended loss of power or effectiveness in an engine.

8. A condition in which an aircraft or airfoil experiences an interruption of airflow resulting in loss of lift and a tendency to drop.

v. stalled, stall·ing, stalls

v.tr.

1. To put or lodge in a stall.

2. To maintain in a stall for fattening: to stall cattle.

3. To halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill.

4. To cause (a motor or motor vehicle) accidentally to stop running.

5. To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.

v.intr.

1. To live or be lodged in a stall. Used of an animal.

2. To stick fast in mud or snow.

3. To come to a standstill: Negotiations stalled.

4. To stop running as a result of mechanical failure: The car stalled on the freeway.

5. To lose forward flying speed, causing a stall. Used of an aircraft.

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[Middle English stalle, from Old English steall, standing place, stable; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

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stall ²  (stôl)

n.

A ruse or tactic used to mislead or delay.

v. stalled, stall·ing, stalls

v.tr.

To employ delaying tactics against: stall off creditors.

v.intr.

To employ delaying tactics: stalling for time.

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[Alteration (influenced by stall) of obsolete stale, pickpocket's accomplice, from Middle English, decoy, from Anglo-Norman estale, of Germanic origin; possibly akin to Old English stl, stathol, place, position; see staddle.]

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stall ¹

Noun

1. a small stand for the display and sale of goods

2. a compartment in a stable or shed for a single animal

3. any small room or compartment: a shower stall

Verb

to stop (a motor vehicle or its engine) or (of a motor vehicle or its engine) to stop, by incorrect use of the clutch or incorrect adjustment of the fuel mixture [Old English steall a place for standing]

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stall ²

Verb

to employ delaying tactics towards (someone); be evasive [Anglo-French estale bird used as a decoy]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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
	2.	stall - small area set off by walls for special use kiosk, booth, cubicle 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 bath, shower stall - booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom call box, phone booth, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone kiosk - booth for using a telephone tolbooth, tollbooth, tollhouse - a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls voting booth - a booth in which a person can cast a private vote
	3.	stall - a booth where articles are displayed for sale sales booth, stand booth - a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment coffee stall - a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night) newsstand - a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
	4.	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
	5.	stall - seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater seating, seating area, seating room, seats - an area that includes places where several people can sit; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	6.	stall - small individual study area in a library carrell, cubicle, carrel alcove, bay - a small recess opening off a larger room depository library, library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
	7.	stall - a tactic used to mislead or delay stalling obstruction - the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice" stonewalling - stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate
Verb	1.	stall - postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" procrastinate - postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"
	2.	stall - come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" conk driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal stop, halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
	3.	stall - deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling" delay, detain, 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"
	4.	stall - put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse" shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
	5.	stall - experience a stall in flight, of airplanes air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" stop, halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
	6.	stall - cause an airplane to go into a stall air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
	7.	stall - cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car" stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

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stall

verb 1. stop dead, jam, seize up, catch, stick, stop short

noun 2. stand, table, counter, booth, kiosk

noun 3. enclosure, pen, coop, corral, sty

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stall

verb 1. hinder, obstruct, impede, block, check, arrest, halt, slow down, hamper, thwart, sabotage

verb 2. play for time, delay, hedge, procrastinate, stonewall, beat about the bush (informal) temporize, drag your feet

verb 3. hold up, delay, detain, divert, distract

Translations

stall [stɔːl] n (in market) → puesto;

(in stable) → casilla (de establo)

vt (AUT) → parar, calar

vi (AUT) → pararse, calarse;

(fig) → buscar evasivas;

stalls npl (BRIT) (in cinema, theatre) → butacas fpl;

a newspaper stall → un quiosco (de periódicos);

a flower stall → un puesto de flores

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stall [stɔːl] n (Brit) (in street, market etc) → éventaire m, étal m;

(in stable) → stalle f

vt (Aut) → caler (fig) (= delay); retarder

vi (Aut) → caler (fig); essayer de gagner du temps;

stalls npl (Brit) (in cinema, theatre) → orchestre m;

a newspaper/flower stall → un kiosque à journaux/de fleuriste

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stall [stɔːl] n (Brit) (in market etc) → Stand m;

(in stable) → Box f

vt (engine, car) → abwürgen (fig) (person) → hinhalten: (decision etc) → hinauszögern

vi (engine) → absterben;

(car) → stehen bleiben (fig) (person) → ausweichen;

stalls npl (Brit) (in cinema, theatre) → Parkett nt;

a seat in the stalls → ein Platz im Parkett;

a clothes/flower stall → ein Kleidungs-/Blumenstand;

to stall for time → versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen

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stall [stɔːl] n (BRIT) (in street, market etc) → bancarella;

(in stable) → box m inv di stalla

vt (AUT) → far spegnere

vi (AUT) → spegnersi, fermarsi;

(fig) → temporeggiare;

stalls npl (BRIT) (in cinema, theatre) → platea;

newspaper/flower stall → chiosco del giornalaio/del fioraio

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stall¹

n stall [stoːl]

1 a compartment in a cowshed etc cattle stalls. stal مَرْبَط الحَيَوان في الإسْطَبْل (отделение в) краварник kotec bås; -bås die Box χώρισμα στάβλου latter دكه pilttuu stalle תָּא थान pregradak u stali rekesz, állás istal bás stalla, scuderia 畜舎 (외양간의) 칸막이 gardas, pertvara steliņģis gerai hok bås przegroda, stanowisko estábulo boxă de grajd стойло chliev, stajňa pregradek štala spilta, bås คอกสัคว์ ahır (畜)廄，欄 стійло عمارت یا اصطبل کا ایک کمرہ ngăn, chuồng （畜）厩，栏

2 a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls. stalletjie كُشْك لِعَرْض السِّلَع сергия kiosk, stánek stand; -stand; bod; -bod der Stand πάγκος kiosk غرفه koju éventaire, étalage דוּכָן दुकान, छोटी दुकान štand, stol árusítóbódé kios bás chiosco, bancarella 売店 구멍가게, 노점 kioskas, prekystalis stends; kiosks gerai stalletje utsalgsbod, stand stragan, kiosk banca tarabă; stand прилавок; лоток stánok stojnica tezga stånd, kiosk แผงขายของ tezgâh 貨攤 прилавок; ларьок میز جس پر بکاؤ مال سجایا جاتا ہے quán, quầy bán hàng 货摊

n pl stalls

(often withthe) in a theatre, the seats on the ground floor I always sit in the stalls. stalles مَقْعَد أمامي في المَسْرَح места в партера křesla v přízemí gulvet der Sperrsitz θέσεις πλατείας parteri esiread جايگاه اختصاصي permanto (fauteuil d')orchestre תָּא आसन parket (u kazalištu) földszint, zsöllye (elöl) duduk bawah fremstu sæti (í sal) platea １階正面席 (극장의) 1층 앞쪽의 특석 parteris parters duduk bawah stalles parkett parter plateia партер kreslá na prízemí parter parter parkett ที่นั่งแถวหน้าในโรงละคร parter 戲院前排座位 крісло в партері تھیٹر میں سامنے کی نشستیں dãy ghế gần sân khấu nhất 戏院前排座位