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stall

noun
  1. a tactic used to mislead or delay
    stalling
  2. small area set off by walls for special use
    boothcubiclekiosk
  3. small individual study area in a library
    cubiclecarrelcarrell
  4. a booth where articles are displayed for sale
    stand
  5. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
  6. seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
  7. 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
  1. deliberately delay an event or action
    “They don't want to write the report, so they are stalling.”
  2. come to a stop
    “The car stalled in the driveway”
    conk
  3. cause an engine to stop
    “The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car”
  4. cause an airplane to go into a stall
  5. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
  6. put into, or keep in, a stall
  7. postpone doing what one should be doing
    shillyshally