Sekirov Dictionary

stall

/stɔːl/

noun 15
verb 17
forms 3
phrases 3

noun15

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a stand in a market or a hall where one kind of thing is sold, with no wall at the front
- He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days [...] — 1900
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A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- Now he goes on, and sings of fairs and shows, For still new fairs before his eyes arose. How pedlars' stalls with glitt'ring toys are laid, The various fairings of the country maid. — 1714
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A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- Rabbit eases from the king-size bed, goes into their bathroom with its rose-colored one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower stall, and urinates into the toilet of a matching rose porcelain. — 1990
A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
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Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- The only way to account for it is a structural breakup in flight, a stall, a spin, a death spiral as we call it. — 1999
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
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A stable; a place for cattle.
- His Fellow sought what Lodging he could find: At last he found a Stall where oxen stood, And that he rather chose than lie abroad. — 1700
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An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
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A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- When he had been some months installed there as a priest-in-charge, he received a prebendal stall, thanks to the same patrons, in the collegiate church of Sainte-Croix. — 1910
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An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- In a private rite, a ring is drawn on the ground around a harrow or before an indoor stall. — 1989
The space left by excavation between pillars.
A sheath to protect the finger.
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(no longer used) Synonym of stallsman (“an accomplice”).
- The "super" or watch is passed to a stall, who hurries away, while the "dip" continues on the car. No sign of recognition passes between the members of the mob when at work. — 1909

verb17

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To come to a standstill.
- [...] the 4-4-0 unhappily stalled after a stop on Reading Old Bank with its eight-coach load and the Reading Up Line pilot, a "Hall", had to bank the train into Reading General. — 1960
To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
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To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- His horses had been stalled in the snow. — 1884
To stop suddenly.
To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
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To employ delaying tactics against.
- He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
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To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
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To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- The pilot stalled the plane by pulling the nose up too high at a slow airspeed.
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To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- But Nisus hit the Turns with happier haste, And thoughtless of his Friend, the Forest pass'd: And Alban Plains, from Alba's Name so call'd, Where King Latinus then his Oxen stall'd. — 1697
To fatten.
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To forestall; to anticipate.
- This is not to be staled by my report, This only must be told: […] — 1636
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To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- Deck'd in thy rights , as thou art stall'd in mine — 1593
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To keep close; to keep secret.
- You haue discharg'd this honestlie, keepe it to your selfe, […] praie you leaue mee, stall this in your bosome, and I thanke you for your honest care: I will speake with you further anon. — 1604
(no longer used) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
(no longer used) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
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(no longer used) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
- I must perforce Haue shewne to thee such a declining day, Or looke on thine: we could not stall together In the whole world. — 1606

forms

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Phrases with stall

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