stall

¹stall

noun \ˈstȯl\

Definition of STALL

1

a : a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn

b : a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle

2

a : a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed

b : a church pew

c chiefly British : a front orchestra seat in a theater —usually used in plural

3

: a booth, stand, or counter at which articles are displayed for sale

4

: a protective sheath for a finger or toe

5

: a small compartment <a shower stall>; especially : one with a toilet or urinal

Origin of STALL

Middle English, from Old English steall; akin to Old High German stal place, stall and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus) place

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with STALL

all, awl, ball, bawl, brawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, mall, maul, moll, pall, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, spall, sprawl, squall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, yawl

²stall

verb

Definition of STALL

transitive verb

1

: to put into or keep in a stall

2

obsolete : install 1

3

a : to bring to a standstill : block; especially : mire

b : to cause (an engine) to stop usually inadvertently

c : to cause (an aircraft or airfoil) to go into a stall

intransitive verb

1

: to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure)

2

: to experience a stall in flying

First Known Use of STALL

14th century

³stall

noun

Definition of STALL

: the condition of an airfoil or aircraft in which excessive angle of attack causes disruption of airflow with attendant loss of lift

First Known Use of STALL

1916

Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector

⁴stall

noun

Definition of STALL

: a ruse to deceive or delay

Origin of STALL

alteration of stale lure

First Known Use: 1846

⁵stall

verb

Definition of STALL

intransitive verb

: to play for time : delay

transitive verb

: to hold off, divert, or delay by evasion or deception

Origin of STALL

⁴stall

First Known Use: 1903