stall
stall
stɑ:l
staal
/stɔːl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "stall"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ, āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ

a stand or a small table or shop with an open front where people sell their goods
stall definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The flower stall on the corner always has the best roses.
āϕ⧋āϪ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻĒ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

a compartment in a stable for housing and feeding a single animal

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Straw covered the floor of each stall for comfort.
03

a small enclosed area separated by walls or partitions for a specific purpose

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Stalls in the garage kept the cars organized and protected.
04

an action intended to delay, mislead, or obstruct

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team attempted a stall during the debate to avoid answering directly.
05

a small, private study space in a library

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each student had a private stall for focused reading.
06

āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āφāϏāύ, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻž

the seats that are located near the stage in a theater
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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stalls were packed with enthusiastic theatergoers on opening night.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

a sudden loss of lift in an aircraft, causing it to drop or descend abruptly

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
High angles of attack can trigger a stall in small aircraft.
01

āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϟāĻžāϞāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻžāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to delay doing something that needs to be done
Intransitive
to stall definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He stalled during the meeting, hoping the decision would be postponed.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ­āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāχ āφāĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ—āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to intentionally delay or prevent someone from proceeding with something
Transitive: to stall sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The politician stalled the voters with vague answers.
āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĨ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cease to make progress or move forward
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The meeting stalled because no one could agree on the next step.
āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĨ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϕ⧇āω āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause a car's engine to stop working
Transitive: to stall an engine or vehicle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The driver accidentally stalled the engine while trying to start it on a steep hill.
āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϘāϟāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause an aircraft to lose lift and begin falling
Transitive: to stall an aircraft
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The instructor demonstrated how to stall an aircraft safely in training.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϞāĻŋāĻĢāϟ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋

(of an aircraft) to lose lift and begin falling
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The aircraft stalled due to a sharp turn at low speed.
āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to place something or someone into a small, enclosed space
Transitive: to stall an animal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They stalled the cows in separate pens to make milking easier.
āĻĻ⧁āϧ āĻĻā§‹āĻšāύ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻ­ā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ–ā§‹āρ⧟āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĨ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a vehicle or engine) to stop suddenly and unexpectedly, especially because of a lack of fuel or mechanical issues
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The engine is stalling because it needs a tune-up.
āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϟāĻŋāϰ āϟāĻŋāωāύ-āφāĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
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