Definition of "stall"
- noun
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market.
A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage.
Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.
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.
An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
- verb
To put (an animal etc) in a stall.
To come to a standstill.
To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift.
To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
To be tired of eating, as cattle.
To employ delaying tactics against.
To employ delaying tactics.
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