Main Entry: ²stall

Function: verb

Date: 14th century

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 stallintransitive verb 1 : to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure)
2 : to experience a stall in flying