Main Entry:

²stall

Function:

verb

Date:

14th century

transitive verb

1: to put into or keep in a stall2obsolete : install 13 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 stallintransitive verb1: to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure)2: to experience a stall in flying