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stall::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally |
| Type of | delay |
| Has types | procrastinate |
stall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sales booth, stand |
| Type of | booth |
| Has types | newsstand, coffee stall |
stall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | booth, cubicle, kiosk |
| Type of | closet |
| Has types | tollbooth, tollhouse, telephone kiosk, telephone box, telephone booth, shower stall, voting booth, shower bath, prompter's box, prompt box, polling booth, phone booth, tolbooth, confessional, call box |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stalling |
| Type of | obstruction |
| Has types | stonewalling |
stall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | compartment |
stall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | malfunction |
the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | stop |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | shelter |
stall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | seating room, seating, seating area, seats |
Examples of stall
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Rising commodity prices could force businesses to raise prices and stall hiring.
From the latimes.com
It's the Yum Bun Vietnamese pork belly food stall at Broadway Market schoolyard.
From the telegraph.co.uk
President Obama is in campaign mode, but that's no excuse to stall job creation.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The next day he stood at his stall grinning in anticipation of this week's game.
From the heraldtribune.com
Yet as news of greater problems surface, outraged citizens may stall any action.
From the time.com
He pondered that sitting in the same locker room stall he was in here last year.
From the post-gazette.com
Investors are concerned that budget cuts in Europe will stall a global recovery.
From the suntimes.com
The crowd cheers and jeers as drivers take and lose the lead, or crash or stall.
From the nytimes.com
The plane's stall-warning system activated when it fell to a speed of 130 knots.
From the buffalonews.com
- A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- Procrastinate: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
- Booth: small area set off by walls for special use
- Come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
- A booth where articles are displayed for sale
- Deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
- A stall is a small enclosure of some kind, usually less enclosed than a room.
- A stall is the slowing or stopping of a process, and in the case of an engine, refers to a sudden stopping of the engine turning, usually brought about accidentally.
- In fluid dynamics, a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by an airfoil as angle of attack increases. This occurs when the critical angle of attack of the airfoil is exceeded. ...
