stalls Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
   horse barn; stable.
   
2. noun a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
   stall.
   
3. noun small area set off by walls for special use
   kiosk; stall; cubicle; booth.
   
4. noun a booth where articles are displayed for sale
   stall; stand; sales booth.
   
5. noun a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
   stall.
   
   • the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it
6. noun seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
   stall.
   
7. noun small individual study area in a library
   carrel; stall; cubicle; carrell.
   
8. noun a tactic used to mislead or delay
   stalling; stall.
   
9. verb postpone doing what one should be doing
   dillydally; dilly-dally; drag one's heels; procrastinate; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
   
   • He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
10. verb come to a stop
    stall; conk.
    
    • The car stalled in the driveway
11. verb deliberately delay an event or action
    stall.
    
    • she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
12. verb put into, or keep in, a stall
    stall.
    
    • Stall the horse
13. verb experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
    stall.
    
14. verb cause an airplane to go into a stall
    stall.
    
15. verb cause an engine to stop
    stall.
    
    • The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car

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