stall.
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
Meaning & usage
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
A stable; a place for cattle.
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
A sheath to protect the finger.
The space left by excavation between pillars.
A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
Synonym of stallsman (“an accomplice”).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”). Cognate with French étal, Italian stallo, German Stall, Swedish stall.
To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
to stall an ox
To fatten.
to stall cattle
To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
To forestall; to anticipate.
To keep close; to keep secret.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”). Cognate with French étal, Italian stallo, German Stall, Swedish stall.
An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).
To employ delaying tactics against.
He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
To come to a standstill.
To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
The pilot stalled the plane by pulling the nose up too high at a slow airspeed.
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
to stall a cart
To stop suddenly.
To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
To be tired of eating, as cattle.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).
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