| Noun | 1. | stall - a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fedcompartment - a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area | |
| 2. | stall - small area set off by walls for special usecloset - a small private room for study or prayer confessional - a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions polling booth - a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes prompt box, prompter's box - a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage voting booth - a booth in which a person can cast a private vote | |
| 3. | stall - a booth where articles are displayed for salebooth - a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment coffee stall - a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night) newsstand - a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold | |
| 4. | stall - 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. | stall - small individual study area in a libraryalcove, bay - a small recess opening off a larger room | |
| 6. | stall - a tactic used to mislead or delayobstruction - the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice" stonewalling - stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate | |
| Verb | 1. | stall - postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" procrastinate - postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late" | |
| 2. | stall - come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal stop, halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" | |
| 3. | stall - deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | |
| 4. | stall - put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" | |
| 5. | stall - experience a stall in flight, of airplanesair travel, air, aviation - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" stop, halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" | |
| 6. | stall - cause an airplane to go into a stallair travel, air, aviation - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" | |
| 7. | stall - cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" | |