Stall meaning

a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

small area set off by walls for special use

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

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”

seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

small individual study area in a library

a tactic used to mislead or delay

postpone doing what one should be doing

“He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”

come to a stop

“The car stalled in the driveway”

deliberately delay an event or action

“she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling”

put into, or keep in, a stall

“Stall the horse”

experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

cause an airplane to go into a stall

cause an engine to stop

“The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car”