stall
stall
stall - Dictionary definition and meaning for word stall
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(noun) a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
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(noun) small area set off by walls for special use
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(noun) a booth where articles are displayed for sale
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(noun) a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
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(noun) seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
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(noun) small individual study area in a library
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(noun) a tactic used to mislead or delay
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(verb) postpone doing what one should be doing
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(verb) come to a stop
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(verb) deliberately delay an event or action
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(verb) put into, or keep in, a stall
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(verb) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
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(verb) cause an airplane to go into a stall
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(verb) cause an engine to stop
(noun) a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
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(noun) small area set off by walls for special use
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(noun) a booth where articles are displayed for sale
Synonyms :
sales booth
,
stand
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(noun) a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
Example Sentence
- the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it
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(noun) seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
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(noun) small individual study area in a library
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(noun) a tactic used to mislead or delay
Synonyms :
stalling
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(verb) postpone doing what one should be doing
Synonyms :
dilly-dally
,
dillydally
,
drag one's feet
,
drag one's heels
,
procrastinate
,
shillyshally
Example Sentence
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
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(verb) come to a stop
Synonyms :
conk
Example Sentence
- The car stalled in the driveway
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(verb) deliberately delay an event or action
Example Sentence
- she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
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(verb) put into, or keep in, a stall
Example Sentence
- Stall the horse
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(verb) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
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(verb) cause an airplane to go into a stall
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(verb) cause an engine to stop
Example Sentence
- The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car