1. (

• stall ,

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

2. (

• booth ,
• cubicle ,
• stall ,
• kiosk

) small area set off by walls for special use ;

3. (

• stall ,
• stand ,
• sales_booth

) a booth where articles are displayed for sale ;

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 ,

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

6. (

• carrel ,
• carrell ,
• cubicle ,
• stall ,

) small individual study area in a library ;

7. (

• stall ,
• stalling

) a tactic used to mislead or delay ;

1. (

• procrastinate ,
• stall ,
• drag_one's_feet ,
• drag_one's_heels ,
• shillyshally ,
• dilly-dally ,
• dillydally

) postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" ;

2. (

• stall ,
• conk

) come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" ;

3. (

• stall

) deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling" ;

4. (

• stall

) put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse" ;

5. (

• stall ,

) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes ;

6. (

• stall ,

) cause an airplane to go into a stall ;

7. (

• stall ,

) cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car" ;