Definition of 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
    "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
  • a booth where articles are displayed for sale
    - sales booth
  • 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
    "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
  • cause an airplane to go into a stall
  • experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
  • put into, or keep in, a stall
    "Stall the horse"
  • deliberately delay an event or action
    "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
  • come to a stop
    "The car stalled in the driveway"
  • postpone doing what one should be doing
    "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
    - drag one's feet - drag one's heels - dilly dally
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Unscramble stall

25 unscramble word found using the letters stall.

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