Definition of stall

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  • stall is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • stall is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
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Definition of stall

  • postpone doing what one should be doing (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. dilly-dally
    2. dillydally
    3. drag one's feet
    4. drag one's heels
    5. procrastinate
    6. shillyshally
  • small individual study area in a library (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. carrel
    2. carrell
    3. cubicle
  • a booth where articles are displayed for sale (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sales booth
    2. stand
  • come to a stop (verb)

    Examples

    1. The car stalled in the driveway

    Synonyms

    1. conk
  • small area set off by walls for special use (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. booth
    2. cubicle
    3. kiosk
  • a tactic used to mislead or delay (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. stalling
  • a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed (noun)
  • a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge (noun)

    Examples

    1. the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it
  • cause an airplane to go into a stall (verb)
  • cause an engine to stop (verb)

    Examples

    1. The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car
  • deliberately delay an event or action (verb)

    Examples

    1. she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
  • experience a stall in flight, of airplanes (verb)
  • put into, or keep in, a stall (verb)
  • seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater (noun)

See definition of stall in Merriam Webster