Stall definition

(1) A tactic used to mislead or delay

(2) Small area set off by walls for special use

(3) Small individual study area in a library

(4) A booth where articles are displayed for sale

(5) A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

(6) Seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

(7) 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"

(8) Deliberately delay an event or action

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

(9) Come to a stop

"The car stalled in the driveway"

(10) Cause an engine to stop

"The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"

(11) Cause an airplane to go into a stall

(12) Experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

(13) Put into, or keep in, a stall

"Stall the horse"

(14) Postpone doing what one should be doing

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