Stall

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Stall Definition

(n) a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
(n) small area set off by walls for special use
(n) a booth where articles are displayed for sale
(n) 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"
(n) small individual study area in a library
(n) a tactic used to mislead or delay
(v) postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
(v) come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
(v) deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn''t want to write the report, so she is stalling"
(v) put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
(v) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
(v) cause an airplane to go into a stall
(v) cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"

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