stall

noun

a tactic used to mislead or delay

small individual study area in a library

seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

small area set off by walls for special use

a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

verb

cause an engine to stop

cause an airplane to go into a stall

experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

put into, or keep in, a stall

deliberately delay an event or action

come to a stop

postpone doing what one should be doing

Synonyms for stall

boothn kioskn cubiclen standv barnn stonewallingn cowhousen byren countern haltn cowshedn

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