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Definition of Stall
1. Noun. A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed.
2. Verb. Postpone doing what one should be doing. "They stall a long time"; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
Generic synonyms: Delay
Specialized synonyms: Procrastinate
Derivative terms: Dillydallier, Procrastination, Procrastinator, Shillyshally
3. Noun. Small area set off by walls for special use.
Generic synonyms: Closet
Specialized synonyms: Confessional, Polling Booth, Prompt Box, Prompter's Box, Shower Bath, Shower Stall, Call Box, Phone Booth, Telephone Booth, Telephone Box, Telephone Kiosk, Tolbooth, Tollbooth, Tollhouse, Voting Booth
4. Verb. Come to a stop. "The car stalled in the driveway"
5. Noun. A booth where articles are displayed for sale.
Generic synonyms: Booth
Specialized synonyms: Coffee Stall, Newsstand
6. Verb. Deliberately delay an event or action. "She doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
7. 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"
8. Verb. Put into, or keep in, a stall. "Stall the horse"
9. Noun. Seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
10. Verb. Experience a stall in flight, of airplanes.
11. Noun. Small individual study area in a library.
Generic synonyms: Alcove, Bay
Group relationships: Depository Library, Library
12. Verb. Cause an airplane to go into a stall.
13. Noun. A tactic used to mislead or delay.
14. Verb. Cause an engine to stop. "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
Definition of Stall
1. n. A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox is kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal.
2. v. t. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox.
3. v. i. To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell.
4. n. A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumb stall; a finger stall.
Definition of Stall
1. to stop the progress of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Stall
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1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. "Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled." "Dryden."
2. To fatten; as, to stall cattle.
3. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
4. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. "His horses had been stalled in the snow." (E. E. Hale)
5. To forestall; to anticipitate. Having "This not to be stall'd by my report." (Massinger)
6. To keep close; to keep secret. "Stall this in your bosom." (Shak)
Origin: Cf. Sw. Stalla, Dan. Stalde.
1. A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal. "In an oxes stall."
2. A stable; a place for cattle. "At last he found a stall where oxen stood." (Dryden)
3. A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
4. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. "How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid." (Gay)
5. A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving. "The dignifird clergy, out of humanility, have called their thrones by the names of stalls." (Bp. Warburton) "Loud the monks in their stalls." (Longfellow)
6. In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
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