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stall

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noun (1)

1
a
: a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn
b
: a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle
2
a
: a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed
b
: a church pew
c
chiefly British : a front orchestra seat in a theater
usually used in plural
3
: a booth, stand, or counter at which articles are displayed for sale
4
: a protective sheath for a finger or toe
5
: a small compartment
a shower stall
especially : one with a toilet or urinal

stall

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verb (1)

stalled; stalling; stalls

transitive verb

1
: to put into or keep in a stall
2
obsolete : install sense 2
3
a
: to bring to a standstill : block
especially : mire
b
: to cause (an engine) to stop usually inadvertently
c
: to cause (an aircraft or airfoil) to go into a stall

intransitive verb

1
: to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure)
2
: to experience a stall in flying

stall

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noun (2)

: the condition of an airfoil or aircraft in which excessive angle of attack causes disruption of airflow with attendant loss of lift

stall

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noun (3)

: a ruse to deceive or delay

stall

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verb (2)

stalled; stalling; stalls

intransitive verb

: to play for time : delay

transitive verb

: to hold off, divert, or delay by evasion or deception

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English steall; akin to Old High German stal place, stall and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus) place

Noun (3) and Verb (2)

alteration of stale lure

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1916, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1846, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of stall was before the 12th century

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