stall

/stˈɔːl/

/ˈstɔɫ/

[noun] [verb]

Stall

[NOUN]

a stand or a small table or shop with an open front where people sell their goods

synonyms : sales booth

stand

a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

small area set off by walls for special use

synonyms : booth

cubicle

kiosk

a tactic used to mislead or delay

synonyms : stalling

small individual study area in a library

synonyms : carrel

carrell

cubicle

the seats that are located near the stage in a theater

a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

to stall

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

postpone doing what one should be doing

synonyms : dilly-dally

deliberately delay an event or action

to cease to make progress or move forward

synonyms : conk

cause an engine to stop

cause an airplane to go into a stall

experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

put into, or keep in, a stall

Examples

1. In a lively street food market, a food stall specializes in Asian-inspired spare rib tacos.

2. We often said that better a dinner of herbs than a stalled ox where hate is.

3. Years of bureaucracy and tough immigration policies have stalled the process.

4. Years of bureaucracy and tough immigration policies have stalled the process.

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