All stall synonyms
stall
S s verb stall
- arrest β If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- crane β A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
- hold the phone β not hang up
- circumlocute β to speak in a circuitous way
- hold on β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- disadvise β (transitive) To advise against; to dissuade from.
- intermitted β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- act up β If something is acting up, it is not working properly.
- bogged β wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- craned β any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- fudge β a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page.
- idled β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- lay over β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lie in wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- inhibit β to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- offload β Unload (a cargo).
- wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- constipate β to cause constipation in
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- blow off β If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- come to an end β to become completed or exhausted
- labor β productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- bogging β filthy; covered in dirt and grime
- filibuster β U.S. Politics. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. a member of a legislature who makes such a speech.
- craning β any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- misguide β to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- bog down β If a plan or process bogs down or if something bogs it down, it is delayed and no progress is made.
- laze β to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
noun stall
- obliqueness β The characteristic of being oblique.
- deceptiveness β apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- fast one β a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- evasion β The action of evading something.
- coverup β an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- chesterfield β a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- newsstand β a stall or other place at which newspapers and often periodicals are sold, as on a street corner or in a building lobby.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- compartment β A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided.
- loveseat β a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
- cleanup β A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
- logjam β an immovable pileup or tangle of logs, as in a river, causing a blockage.
- co-op β A co-op is a co-operative.
- chain store β A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
- accomplice β Someone's accomplice is a person who helps them to commit a crime.
- cubicle β A cubicle is a very small enclosed area, for example one where you can have a shower or change your clothes.
- alibi β If you have an alibi, you can prove that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed.