Definitions
1.verbTo put (an animal, etc.) in a stall."to stall an ox"
2.verbTo fatten."to stall cattle"
3.verbTo come to a standstill.
4.verbTo cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
5.verbTo plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix."to stall a cart"
6.verb(of an engine) To stop suddenly.
7.verbTo cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
8.verbTo exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
9.verbTo live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
10.verbTo be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
11.verbTo be tired of eating, as cattle.
12.verbTo place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
13.verbTo forestall; to anticipate.
14.verbTo keep close; to keep secret.
15.verbTo employ delaying tactics against."He stalled the creditors as long as he could."
16.verbTo employ delaying tactics."Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away."
17.nounThe act of a person or thing that stalls."repeated stallings of the car engine"
18.nounStabling.