| 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. [Middle English stalle, from Old English steall, standing place, stable; see stel- in Indo-European roots.] |
| 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. [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 st  l, stathol, place, position; see staddle.] |
stall1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)
a. a compartment in a stable or shed for confining or feeding a single animal
b. another name for stable1 [1]
2. (Business / Commerce) a small often temporary stand or booth for the display and sale of goods
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in a church)
a. one of a row of seats, usually divided from the others by armrests or a small screen, for the use of the choir or clergy
b. a pen
4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) an instance of an engine stalling
5. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a condition of an aircraft in flight in which a reduction in speed or an increase in the aircraft's angle of attack causes a sudden loss of lift resulting in a downward plunge
6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) any small room or compartment
7. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Brit
a. a seat in a theatre or cinema that resembles a chair, usually fixed to the floor
b. (plural) the area of seats on the ground floor of a theatre or cinema nearest to the stage or screen
8. (Clothing & Fashion) a tubelike covering for a finger, as in a glove
9. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) (plural) short for starting stalls
set out one's stall Brit to make the necessary arrangements for the achievement of something and show that one is determined to achieve it
vb
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) to cause (a motor vehicle or its engine) to stop, usually by incorrect use of the clutch or incorrect adjustment of the fuel mixture, or (of an engine or motor vehicle) to stop, usually for these reasons
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall or (of an aircraft) to go into a stall
3. to stick or cause to stick fast, as in mud or snow
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to confine (an animal) in a stall
[Old English steall a place for standing; related to Old High German stall, and stellen to set]
stall2
vb
1. to employ delaying tactics towards (someone); be evasive
2. (General Sporting Terms) (intr) Sport chiefly US to play or fight below one's best in order to deceive
n
an evasive move; pretext
[from Anglo-French estale bird used as a decoy, influenced by stall1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
| 2. |  stall - small area set off by walls for special usecloset - 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 voting booth - a booth in which a person can cast a private vote | |
| 3. | stall - a booth where articles are displayed for sale 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 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 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" 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" driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal | |
| 3. | stall - deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" |
stall
verb
1. hinder, obstruct, impede, block, check, arrest, halt, slow down, hamper, thwart, sabotage an attempt to stall the negotiations
2. play for time, delay, hedge, procrastinate, stonewall, beat about the bush (informal), temporize, drag your feet Thomas had spent all week stalling over a decision.
Translations
stall [stɔːl]
A. N
2. (in market etc) → puesto m; (in fair) → caseta f, casilla f; (= newspaper stall) → quiosco m, puesto m (esp LAm)
to set out one's stall → exponer lo que se ofrece(a la venta)
to set out one's stall → exponer lo que se ofrece(a la venta)
3. (Brit) (Theat) the stalls → el patio de butacas
5. (US) (in car park) → emplazamiento m
B. VT
1. [+ car, plane] → parar, calar
the talks are stalled → las negociaciones están en un callejón sin salida
the talks are stalled → las negociaciones están en un callejón sin salida
2. [+ person] → entretener
stall [ˈstɔːl]
n
(British) (in street, market) → éventaire m, étal m
He's got a market stall → Il a un étal au marché.
a newspaper stall → un kiosque à journaux
a flower stall → un kiosque de fleuriste
He's got a market stall → Il a un étal au marché.
a newspaper stall → un kiosque à journaux
a flower stall → un kiosque de fleuriste
(in stable) → stalle f
vi
[car, engine] → caler
(= play for time) → essayer de gagner du temps
(= come to a halt) [negotiations, peace process] → tomber en panne
stalls npl (British) (in cinema, theatre) → orchestre m
stall
n
(at market etc) → Stand m
vt
horse, cow → einstellen
(Aut) → abwürgen; (Aviat) → überziehen
vi
(engine) → absterben; (Aviat) → überziehen
(= delay) → Zeit schinden (inf); stop stalling! → hören Sie auf auszuweichen or drum herumzureden (inf)!; to stall over a decision → eine Entscheidung hinauszögern; to stall for time → versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen or zu schinden (inf)
stall [stɔːl]
stall [stɔːl]
1. n
a. (Agr) (stable) → stalla, box m inv (Brit) (in market) → bancarella, banco; (at exhibition, fair) → stand m inv
a newspaper/flower stall → chiosco del giornalaio/del fioraio
a newspaper/flower stall → chiosco del giornalaio/del fioraio
b. (Theatre) the stalls → la platea
c. (Aer) → stallo
3. vi
b. (fig) (delay) to stall for time → prendere tempo, temporeggiare
stop stalling! → smettila di menare il can per l'aia!
stop stalling! → smettila di menare il can per l'aia!
stall [stɔːl]
1. n
a. (Agr) (stable) → stalla, box m inv (Brit) (in market) → bancarella, banco; (at exhibition, fair) → stand m inv
a newspaper/flower stall → chiosco del giornalaio/del fioraio
a newspaper/flower stall → chiosco del giornalaio/del fioraio
b. (Theatre) the stalls → la platea
c. (Aer) → stallo
3. vi
b. (fig) (delay) to stall for time → prendere tempo, temporeggiare
stop stalling! → smettila di menare il can per l'aia!
stop stalling! → smettila di menare il can per l'aia!
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 (마구간의 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 매점 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 극작의 1층 앞자리 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
stall2
v stall [stoːl]
1 (of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill. staak يَتَعَطَّل مُحَرِّك السَّيّارَه فَجأَةً блокирам (за кола) zhasnout gå i stå absterben σταματώ, σβήνω ξαφνικά (για αυτοκίνητο) seiskuma خاموش شدن sammua caler לְהִיכַבּוֹת रूक जाना, बंद हो जाना zatajiti, ugasiti se elakad mogok stöðvast, drepa á sér エンストする (엔진 등이) 멎다 užgesti, užspringti (par dzinēju) apstāties; iestrēgt; noslāpt terhenti afslaan gå i stå, få motorstopp blokować się parar a (se) cala заглохнуть zastaviť sa odpovedati stati tjuvstanna หยุดกลางคัน stop etmek (發動機)突然停車 застрягати, загрузати موٹر کار وغیرہ کا انجن بند ہو جانا chết máy, ngừng chạy （发动机）突然停车
2 (of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway. staak تَنْهار الطائِرَه، تَخْرُج الطائِرَه من السَّيْطَرَه губя скорост ztratit rychlost tabe fart abrutschen χάνω την ταχύτητα στήριξης, χάνω τον έλεγχο της πτήσης kiirust kaotama افت سرعت پيدا كردن sakata décrocher לְהִזדַקֵר तेजी से उड़ना और नियंत्रण से निकल जाना pokolebati se zbog gubitka brzine, izgubiti kritičnu brzinu túlhúzódik kehilangan kecepatan missa hraða; ofrísa stallare 失速する (항공기 등이) 실속 (失速) 하다 netekti greičio (par lidmašīnu) zaudēt ātrumu hilang kawalan afglijden miste fart, steile, stalle wymykać się spod kontroli perder velocidade a pierde controlul терять скорость stratiť rýchlosť kolebati, (za)blokirati izgubiti brzinu överstegra สูญเสียการควบคุม hız kaybedip kontroldan çıkmak 失速而失控 втрачати швидкість جہاز کی رفتار کم ہو جانا اور قابو سے باہر ہو جانا chòng chành, mất điều khiển 失速而失控
3 to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine. stol يُعَطِّل مُحَرِّك الطائِرَه وَيَفْقِد السَّيْطَرَه عَلَيْها задавям (двигател) zablokovat få til at gå i stå abwürgen μου σβήνει η μηχανή (mootorit) välja suretama ايجاد توقف يا افت سرعت sammuttaa caler לִגרוֹם הִזדַקרוּת बंद हो जाना zaustaviti leáll (motor) membuat mogok stöðva, hægja á stallare エンストさせる (차, 항공기 등이) 멎다 užgesinti apstādināt terhenti doen afslaan få til å gå i stå tracić kontrolę nad parar a (se) cala заглушить zablokovať blokirati izgubiti brzinu få tjuvstopp ทำให้เครื่องยนต์หยุดกลางคัน stop ettirmek 引起(汽車、飛機)失速停頓 збавляти швидкість انجن بند ہو جانا làm cho động cơ chết máy, ngừng chạy 引起（汽车、飞机）失速停顿
n
a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop The plane went into a stall. stol فُقْدان السَّيْطَرَه загуба на скорост přetažený motorstop der Sackflug απώλεια στήριξης σε αεροσκάφος kiirusekaotus توقف؛افت سرعت sakkaus décrochage הִזדַקרוּת गति ह्रास kolebanje zbog gubitka brzine sebességvesztés keadaan kehilangan kecepatan ofris stallo 失速 실속(失速) greičio netekimas ātruma zaudēšana hilang kawalan afglijding fartstap, stalling utrata szybkości estol pierdere a vitezei потеря скорости preťaženie kolebanje zastoj överstegring การสูญเสียการทรงตัวของเครื่องบิน durma, stop etme 飛機嚴重失速而墜落 втрата швидкості ہواءی جہاز کی رفتار میں خطرناک حد تک کمی tình trạng chòng chành, sự chết máy 飞机严重失速而坠落
stall3
v stall [stoːl]
to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time. uitstel يُؤَخِّر القَرار بالحيلَه لِكَسْب الوَقْت разтакавам oddalovat tøve Zeit schinden χρονοτριβώ, προσπαθώ να κερδίσω χρόνο põiklema طفره رفتن kierrellä ja kaarrella temporiser לְהִתחַמֵק बाधा डालना odugovlačiti halogat mengulur waktu fresta ákvörðun, tefja temporeggiare 引き延す (시간을 벌기 위해) 지연시키다 vilkinti vilcināties; izvairīties memanjangkan masa talmen trekke/hale ut tida grać na zwłokę empatar a amâna канителить odložiť zavlačevati odugovlačiti försöka vinna tid ถ่วงเวลา oyalamak, savsaklamak 拖延 ухилятися; затримувати کسی حتمی فیصلے پر پہنچنے سے رکنا đánh trống lảng 拖延
stall → مربط الجواد stánek stand Verkaufsstand υπαίθριος πάγκος puesto koju étalage štand stand 屋台 상품 진열대 stalletje bås stragan barraca стойло stånd แผงขายของ tezgah quầy bán hàng 货摊
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