English dictionary
stall
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
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
verb
- deliberately delay an event or action
verb
- come to a stop
verb
- cause an engine to stop
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
verb
- postpone doing what one should be doing
Example sentences
the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it
she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
The car stalled in the driveway
The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car
Stall the horse
He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days