STALL
Scrabble letter values: S1T1A1L1L1 = 5
Definition
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing. — synonyms: procrastinate, drag_one's_feet, drag_one's_heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
- verb come to a stop. — synonyms: conk
- verb deliberately delay an event or action.
- verb put into, or keep in, a stall.
- verb experience a stall in flight, of airplanes.
- verb cause an airplane to go into a stall.
- verb cause an engine to stop.
- noun a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed.
- noun small area set off by walls for special use. — synonyms: booth, cubicle, kiosk
- noun a booth where articles are displayed for sale. — synonyms: stand, sales_booth
- noun a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge.
- noun seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater.
- noun small individual study area in a library. — synonyms: carrel, carrell, cubicle
- noun a tactic used to mislead or delay. — synonyms: stalling
Examples
- “He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”
- “The car stalled in the driveway”
- “she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling”