Meaning & Definition of Stall in English

1. A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

2. Small area set off by walls for special use

3. A booth where articles are displayed for sale

4. 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"

5. Seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

6. Small individual study area in a library

7. A tactic used to mislead or delay

1. Postpone doing what one should be doing

• "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

2. Come to a stop

• "The car stalled in the driveway"

3. Deliberately delay an event or action

• "She doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

4. Put into, or keep in, a stall

• "Stall the horse"

5. Experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

6. Cause an airplane to go into a stall

7. Cause an engine to stop

• "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"