stall

stall
I UK [stɔːl] / US [stɔl] noun [countable]
Word forms "stall":
singular stall plural stalls
**
1) a large table or a small building that is open at the front, used for selling things or for giving people information

a flower/cake/souvenir stall

market stall:

They used to run a market stall together.

2)
a) a narrow space for one animal such as a horse or pig
b) a frame in which a horse waits before it starts a race
3)
a) stalls
[plural] theatre British the seats in front of the stage on the lowest level of a theatre, cinema etc
b) a seat in a church in which a priest or singer sits

carved wooden choir stalls

4) American a small room for a shower or a toilet. The British word is cubicle.
5) an occasion when a vehicle's engine suddenly stops working
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II UK [stɔːl] / US [stɔl] verb
Word forms "stall":
present tense I/you/we/they stall he/she/it stalls present participle stalling past tense stalled past participle stalled
*
1) [intransitive/transitive] if a vehicle or its engine stalls, or if the driver stalls it, it suddenly stops working because not enough power is reaching the engine

The truck stalled on the hill.

He managed to stall the car twice before finally driving away.

2) [intransitive/transitive] mainly journalism if a process stalls, or if someone stalls it, it stops making progress

Talks have stalled and both sides are preparing for war.

The peace process remained stalled last night.

3)
a) [intransitive/transitive] to refuse to answer or decide something in order to gain more time

"Do you know who it was?" "Not yet," I stalled.

stall on/over:

Each side accused the other of stalling on planned prisoner exchanges.

b) [transitive] to make someone wait or stay somewhere in order to gain more time

If he calls again, try to stall him until I get there.


English dictionary. 2014.

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Synonyms:
, , / (as in a stable), , , (as in mire), , / (where things are sold), , , / (for a dignitary in the choir of a church)


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Stall — (st[add]l), n. [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G. & Sw. stall, Icel. stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing place; akin also to G. stelle a place, stellen to place, Gr. ste llein to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stall — Stall, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stalled} (st[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stalling}.] [Cf. Sw. stalla, Dan. stalde.] 1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. [1913 Webster] Where King Latinus then his oxen… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stall — can refer to: * Stall (enclosure), a small enclosure, as for market goods, or for an animal ** Market stall, makeshift or mobile structures for selling market goods or serving food. * Choir stall seating in a church for the choir * Stall (engine) …   Wikipedia

  • stall — ‘compartment, booth, etc’ [OE] and stall ‘stop’ [15] are distinct words, but they have a common ancestor, in prehistoric Germanic *stal , *stel ‘position’ (source of English still). This in turn was formed from the base *sta ‘stand’, which also… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • stall — ‘compartment, booth, etc’ [OE] and stall ‘stop’ [15] are distinct words, but they have a common ancestor, in prehistoric Germanic *stal , *stel ‘position’ (source of English still). This in turn was formed from the base *sta ‘stand’, which also… …   Word origins

  • stall — stall1 [stôl] n. [ME stal < OE steall, place, station, stall, stable, akin to OHG stal < IE base * stel , to place, set up, stiff, stem > STILL1] 1. a) Obs. a stable b) a compartment for one animal in a stable 2. any of various… …   English World dictionary

  • Stall — Stall, v. i. [AS. steallian to have room. See {Stall}, n.] 1. To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We could not stall together In the whole world. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To kennel, as dogs. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stall — Blason inconnu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Stall — Sm std. (8. Jh.), mhd. stal, ahd. stal m./n., mndd. stal, mndl. stal Stammwort. Aus g. * stalla m. Stand , auch in anord. stallr Sockel, Krippe , ae. steall Stand, Stellung, Stall , afr. stall Stall . Das Wort, das mit stellen zusammengehört,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Stall — Stall, Unterkunftsraum für die Haustiere. Der Viehstall muß so angelegt sein, daß den Tieren reine, gesunde Luft, Licht, ausreichender Raum, reine Ruhe und Lagerplätze, Schutz gegen Witterung, Insekten etc. und genügende Wärme zukommen, überdies… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Stall — Stall: Das altgerm. Substantiv mhd., ahd. stal, niederl. stal, engl. stall, schwed. stall bedeutet eigentlich »Standort, Stelle« (z. T. bis in frühnhd. Zeit; s. auch die Artikel ↑ installieren und ↑ Gestell). Von ihm ist das unter ↑ stellen… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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