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Definition: Meaning of, stall in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stɔːl /

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stall stalls
  1. [countable] a table or a small shop with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold
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  2. [countable] an enclosed area in a building for an animal such as a horse or cow
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  3. [countable usually singular] if a plane goes into a stall, its engine stops working
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  4. [countable usually plural] a seat in a row of fixed seats for priests and singers in some larger churches
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  5. bathroom/toilet/shower stall a small enclosed private area for washing or using the toilet
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  6. the stalls British English the seats on the main level of a theatre or cinema
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
stall stalled stalled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
stalling stalls
  1. [intransitive and transitive] if an engine or vehicle stalls, or if you stall it, it stops because there is not enough power or speed to keep it going
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  2. [intransitive] informal to deliberately delay because you are not ready to do something, answer questions etc
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  3. [transitive] informal to make someone wait or stop something from happening until you are ready
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  4. [intransitive] to stop making progress or developing
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stall used in phrases

  • coffee stall (noun)
    1. especially at night usually movable a stand selling hot coffee and food
  • shower stall (noun)
    1. booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom
  • stall bar (noun)
    1. a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises; uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal rungs
  • stall-fed (adjective)
    1. of livestock kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten for the market
  • starting stall (noun)
    1. a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course
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