stall
n 1: a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined
and fed
2: small area set off by walls for special use [syn: {booth}, {cubicle},
{kiosk}]
3: a place where articles are displayed for sale [syn: {stand},
{sales booth}]
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 [syn: {carrel}, {carrell},
{cubicle}]
6: a tactic used to mislead or delay [syn: {stalling}]
v 1: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to
write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate},
{drag one's feet}, {dilly-dally}]
2: come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" [syn: {conk}]
3: deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesnt' want to
write the report, so she is stalling"
4: put into, or keep in, a stall
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"