stall

IPA: stˈɔɫ

(countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
A stable; a place for cattle.
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
(countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
(countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
(Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
A sheath to protect the finger.
(mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
(Canada) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.

(transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
To fatten.
(obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
To forestall; to anticipate.
To keep close; to keep secret.
(transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
(intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
(intransitive) To come to a standstill.
(transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
(intransitive, aviation) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
(transitive, aviation) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
(intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
(transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
(obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
(obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.

Examples of "stall" in Sentences

Who is the owner of the stall
How many newspapers are on the stall
The man bought newspapers from a stall.
He bought the newspapers from the stall.
Tom and May prepare the stall and bicker.
The company owns thousands of stalls in the city.
The conditions and impact of the stall were not severe.
A pile of straw in a stall is a bed, properly regarded.
Development of the storm stalled and the alert was cancelled.
The surrounding streets are filled with florist stalls and shops.
The stalls sell crafts, clothing, bric a brac, fast food, and other things.
None of the recorded cockpit conversations included the word "stall," these experts said.
Got back to the stall at 3pm, totally exhausted from making the fritters, when Fleur had to let me in to the fact that HE had visited the stall lolz
"We're at what we call a stall speed in which corporate profits don't grow, jobs aren't created," said Gross, who is based in Newport Beach, California.
The idea there is to land absolutely at what they call stall speed, which is the speed at which the plane stops flying, and that's as slow as it could be.