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| stall [ stawl ] |
noun (plural stalls) |
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1. small area selling or dispensing goods: a booth, table, counter, or compartment set up to display goods for sale or information to give out
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2. compartment for large animal: a compartment in a building where a single large animal lives or is fed or milked
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3. automotive situation in which engine halts: a situation in which an engine stops abruptly because of insufficient fuel, being braked too suddenly, or mechanical failure
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4. small room: a very small room, or partitioned area in a room, for a shower or toilet
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5. aviation sudden dive by aircraft: a situation in which an aircraft suddenly dives because the airflow is obstructed and lift is lost. The loss of airflow can be caused by insufficient air speed or by an excessive angle of an airfoil when the aircraft is climbing.
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6. christianity seat in church: a pew or enclosed seat in a church
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7. automotive space for parking: a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle in a garage or parking lot
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8. medicine sheath for finger: a protective covering for a finger or thumb
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plural noun stalls |
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U.K. seats closest to stage: the seats in a theater or movie house on the ground floor nearest the stage or screen
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verb (past and past participle stalled, present participle stall·ing, 3rd person present singular stalls) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb automotive stop or make engine stop: to stop working suddenly, or make an engine do this
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2. transitive and intransitive verb aviation plunge or cause to plunge: to go into a sudden dive, or cause a sudden dive in an aircraft
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3. transitive verb agriculture put large animal into stall: to put a large animal into a compartment where it will live or be fed or milked
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4. transitive and intransitive verb stop progressing, or make something stop: to stop making progress, or cause something to stop making progress
  stalled the project
a project that stalled
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| [ Old English steall "standing place" < Germanic] |
