stall

noun

1
a tactic used to mislead or delay
2
small area set off by walls for special use
3
small individual study area in a library
4
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
5
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
6
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
7
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

1
deliberately delay an event or action
she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
2
come to a stop
The car stalled in the driveway
3
cause an engine to stop
The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car
4
cause an airplane to go into a stall
5
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

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