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stall

/ stall /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a tactic used to mislead or delay
Type of:
obstruction
Kinds of:
stonewalling
Derived:
procrastinate drag one's feet drag one's heels shillyshally dilly-dally
verb Sense 2
put into, or keep in, a stall
"Stall the horse"
Type of:
shelter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
Type of:
stop halt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Domain:
air travel aviation air
verb Sense 4
cause an airplane to go into a stall
Type of:
stop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
air travel aviation air
verb Sense 5
cause an engine to stop
"The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
Type of:
stop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
come to a stop
"The car stalled in the driveway"
Type of:
stop halt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Domain:
driving
verb Sense 7
deliberately delay an event or action
"she doesn''t want to write the report, so she is stalling"
Type of:
delay detain hold up
Derived:
stalling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
"the plane went into a stall and I couldn''t control it"
Type of:
malfunction
Derived:
conk
noun Sense 9
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
Type of:
compartment
Has parts:
stable stalls horse barn
noun Sense 10
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
Type of:
booth
Kinds of:
coffee stall newsstand
verb Sense 11
postpone doing what one should be doing
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
Type of:
delay
Kinds of:
procrastinate
Derived:
dallier dillydallier dilly-dallier mope lounger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 12
small area set off by walls for special use
Type of:
closet
Kinds of:
confessional polling booth prompt box prompter's box shower stall
noun Sense 13
small individual study area in a library
Type of:
alcove bay
Has parts:
library depository library
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
44
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

obstruction stonewalling shelter stop halt delay detain hold up malfunction compartment booth coffee stall