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1.NounA compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
2.NounA stable; a place for cattle.
3.NounA bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
4.NounA small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
5.NounA small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
6.NounA 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.NounAn Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
8.NounA seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
9.NounA church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
10.NounA sheath to protect the finger.
11.NounThe space left by excavation between pillars.
12.NounA parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
13.NounSynonym of stallsman (“an accomplice”).
14.VerbTo put (an animal, etc.) in a stall."to stall an ox"
15.VerbTo fatten."to stall cattle"
16.VerbTo live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
17.VerbTo place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
18.VerbTo forestall; to anticipate.
19.VerbTo keep close; to keep secret.
20.NounAn 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."
21.NounLoss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
22.VerbTo employ delaying tactics against."He stalled the creditors as long as he could."
23.VerbTo employ delaying tactics; to stall for time."Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away."
24.VerbTo come to a standstill.
25.VerbTo cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
26.VerbTo exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
27.VerbTo cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift."The pilot stalled the plane by pulling the nose up too high at a slow airspeed."
28.VerbTo plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix."to stall a cart"
29.VerbTo stop suddenly.
30.VerbTo cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
31.VerbTo be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
32.VerbTo be tired of eating, as cattle.