STALL

Definition

1. verb postpone doing what one should be doing. — synonyms: procrastinate, drag_one's_feet, drag_one's_heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
2. verb come to a stop. — synonyms: conk
3. verb deliberately delay an event or action.
4. verb put into, or keep in, a stall.
5. verb experience a stall in flight, of airplanes.
6. verb cause an airplane to go into a stall.
7. verb cause an engine to stop.
8. noun a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed.
9. noun small area set off by walls for special use. — synonyms: booth, cubicle, kiosk
10. noun a booth where articles are displayed for sale. — synonyms: stand, sales_booth
11. noun a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge.
12. noun seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater.
13. noun small individual study area in a library. — synonyms: carrel, carrell, cubicle
14. noun a tactic used to mislead or delay. — synonyms: stalling