| stall | |
| 1. n. A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed. | |
| 2. n. A stable; a place for cattle. | |
| 3. n. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. | |
| 4. n. A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market. | |
| 5. n. A very small room used for a shower or a toilet. | |
| 6. n. 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. | |
| 7. n. (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded. | |
| 8. n. (paganism, and Heathenry) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow. | |
| 9. n. A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries. | |
| 10. n. A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall. | |
| 11. n. A sheath to protect the finger. | |
| 12. n. (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars. | |
| 13. n. (Canadian) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade. | |
| 14. v. To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall. | |
| to stall an ox | |
| 15. v. To fatten. | |
| to stall cattle | |
| 16. v. (intransitive) To come to a standstill. | |
| 17. v. To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall. | |
| 18. v. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix. | |
| to stall a cart | |
| 19. v. (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly. | |
| 20. v. (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going to slowly for the selected gear. | |
| 21. v. (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift. | |
| 22. v. (obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell. | |
| 23. v. (obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast. | |
| 24. v. (obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle. | |
| 25. v. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. | |
| 26. v. To forestall; to anticipate. | |
| 27. v. To keep close; to keep secret. | |
| 28. n. An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay. | |
| His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived. | |
| 29. v. To employ delaying tactics against. | |
| He stalled the creditors as long as he could. | |
| 30. v. (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics. | |
| Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away. | |
