Noun
1. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
2. small area set off by walls for special use
3. a booth where articles are displayed for sale
4. 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"5. small individual study area in a library
6. a tactic used to mislead or delay
Verb
1. postpone doing what one should be doing;
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"2. come to a stop;
"The car stalled in the driveway"3. deliberately delay an event or action;
"she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"4. put into, or keep in, a stall;
"Stall the horse"5. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
6. cause an airplane to go into a stall
7. cause an engine to stop;
"The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"