ALL meanings of stall
stall
S s - noun stall sales, fair: stand, booth 1
- noun stall horse, cow: stable 1
- noun stall bathroom cubicle 1
- noun,plural stall theatre: lowest seats 1
- intransitive verb stall car, engine: stop 1
- transitive verb stall car, engine: cause to stop 1
- transitive verb stall block, impede 1
- intransitive verb stall be evasive, delay sth 1
- noun stall a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive. 1
- noun stall Underworld Slang. the member of a pickpocket's team who distracts the victim long enough for the theft to take place. Compare wire (def 11). 1
- noun stall Sports. slowdown (def 3). 1
- verb with object stall to delay or put off, especially by evasion or deception (often followed by off): He stalled the police for 15 minutes so his accomplice could get away. 1
- verb without object stall to delay, especially by evasion or deception. 1
- verb without object stall Sports. to prolong holding the ball as a tactic to prevent the opponent from scoring, as when one's team has the lead. Compare freeze (def 31). 1
- verb stall If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time. 0
- verb stall If you stall, you try to avoid doing something until later. 0
- verb stall If you stall someone, you prevent them from doing something until a later time. 0
- verb stall If a vehicle stalls or if you accidentally stall it, the engine stops suddenly. 0
- countable noun stall A stall is a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell, or information that you want to give people. 0
- noun plural stall The stalls in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage. 0
- countable noun stall A stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower. 0
- noun stall a compartment in a stable or shed for confining or feeding a single animal 0
- noun stall a small often temporary stand or booth for the display and sale of goods 0
- noun stall one of a row of seats, usually divided from the others by armrests or a small screen, for the use of the choir or clergy 0
- noun stall a pen 0
- noun stall an instance of an engine stalling 0
- noun stall a condition of an aircraft in flight in which a reduction in speed or an increase in the aircraft's angle of attack causes a sudden loss of lift resulting in a downward plunge 0
- noun stall any small room or compartment 0
- noun stall a seat in a theatre or cinema that resembles a chair, usually fixed to the floor 0
- noun stall the area of seats on the ground floor of a theatre or cinema nearest to the stage or screen 0
- noun stall a tubelike covering for a finger, as in a glove 0
- verb stall to cause (a motor vehicle or its engine) to stop, usually by incorrect use of the clutch or incorrect adjustment of the fuel mixture, or (of an engine or motor vehicle) to stop, usually for these reasons 0
- verb stall to cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall or (of an aircraft) to go into a stall 0
- verb stall to stick or cause to stick fast, as in mud or snow 0
- verb stall to confine (an animal) in a stall 0
- verb stall to employ delaying tactics towards (someone); be evasive 0
- verb stall to play or fight below one's best in order to deceive 0
- noun stall an evasive move; pretext 0
- intransitive verb stall to act or speak evasively or hesitantly so as to deceive or delay 0
- verb transitive stall to put off or delay by stalling 0
- noun stall any action, device, etc. used to deceive or delay; evasive trick 0
- noun stall a stable 0
- noun stall a compartment for one animal in a stable 0
- noun stall any of various compartments, booths, separate sections, etc. 0
- noun stall a booth, table, or counter, as at a market or fair, at which goods are sold 0
- noun stall a pew or enclosed seat in the main part of a church or in the choir 0
- noun stall a small, enclosed space, as a compartment in which one showers 0
- noun stall any of the spaces marked off, as in a garage, for parking individual automobiles 0
- noun stall an orchestra seat in a theater, esp. one in the front part 0
- noun stall orchestra (sense 3) orchestra (sense 3a); also, the people sitting in these seats 0