"stalls" in the noun sense
1. stall
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
2. booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk
small area set off by walls for special use
3. stall, stand, sales booth
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
4. stall
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"
5. stall
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
6. carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall
small individual study area in a library
7. stall, stalling
a tactic used to mislead or delay
"stalls" in the verb sense
1. procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
postpone doing what one should be doing
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
2. stall, conk
come to a stop
"The car stalled in the driveway"
3. stall
deliberately delay an event or action
"she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
4. stall
put into, or keep in, a stall
"Stall the horse"
5. stall
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
6. stall
cause an airplane to go into a stall
7. stall
cause an engine to stop
"The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
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