[n] a tactic used to mislead or delay
[n] small area set off by walls for special use
[n] small individual study area in a library
[n] a booth where articles are displayed for sale
[n] a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
[n] 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"
[v] deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
[v] postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
[v] come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
[v] cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
[v] cause an airplane to go into a stall
[v] experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
[v] put into, or keep in, a stall
Synonyms
booth, carrel, carrell, conk, cubicle, dillydally, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, kiosk, procrastinate, sales booth, shillyshally, stalling, stand