Stall

What do we mean by stall?

A ruse or tactic used to mislead or delay. noun

To employ delaying tactics against. intransitive verb

To employ delaying tactics. intransitive verb

A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed. noun

A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market. noun

A small compartment. noun

An enclosed seat in the chancel of a church. noun

A pew in a church. noun

A seat in the front part of a theater. noun

A space marked off, as in a garage, for parking a motor vehicle. noun

A protective sheath for a finger or toe. noun

The sudden, unintended loss of power or effectiveness in an engine. noun

A condition in which an aircraft or airfoil experiences an interruption of airflow resulting in loss of lift and a tendency to drop. noun

To put or lodge in a stall. intransitive verb

To maintain in a stall for fattening. intransitive verb

To halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill. intransitive verb

To cause (a motor or motor vehicle) accidentally to stop running. intransitive verb

To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall. intransitive verb

A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.

A stable; a place for cattle.

A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.

A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.

A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.

A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.

Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.

An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.

A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.

A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.

A sheath to protect the finger.

The space left by excavation between pillars.

A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.

To go or wait somewhere for someone/something. Urban Dictionary

To stop agressive speech/behavior toward an individual. Usually when such behavior is considered unjustified or questionable, "stall" is used as a request for the agressor to calm down the rash behavior. Urban Dictionary

All the above is true. Operationally, a stall happens when you slow the airplane down and increase the angle of attack over the wing so it is no longer producing lift. Student pilots practice doing them so they know how to get out. It is not particularly dangerous to do stalls if you are careful about it, but I find them to be rather uncomfortable. There is a possibility of going into a spin if the pilot doesn't pay attention. But that, too, can be recovered from. Urban Dictionary

To square off and punch someone in the face. NYC usa Urban Dictionary

When two bowls are being passed around the room in opposite directions and one person keeps getting Jet-lag they may decide to stall one of the bowls so they can catch their breath. Urban Dictionary

Used to describe a heavy chill session round your mate's house (instead of heading off to work). Almost always followed by a shisha. Urban Dictionary

N. the condition of a hacky sack being stopped in motion by resting it on some part of the body. v. to stop the motion of a hacky sack by resting it on some part of the body. Urban Dictionary

Strapping someone while in a tiny room and whipping them with a love whip Urban Dictionary

An irish expression for moving briskly Urban Dictionary

Some one or something that is laid back, or Pchill Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to stall:
stall, still, small, stalk, stale, shall, tall, stoll, spall, scall, stull, stail, stael, sall, stell, stahl, skall, stal, staal, stalo, staël, stala, stll, atall.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word stall:
airspeed, telegraphic, stalling, stalls, airflow, windsor, compressor, takeoff, flaps, stalled, aerodynamic, spin, chapel, torque, rotor, toilet, lift, clue, warning, knots, bathroom, stick, angle, speed, drag, airplane, nose, angles, barn, recovery, cathedral, altitude, castle, characteristics, wing, recover, aircraft, blade, platforms, pit, mph, flight, climb, tip, crash, plates, durham, selling, pilot, market, westminster, attitude, wings, landing, shop, pitch, stable, roll, drop, plane, lap, automatic, tail, door, engine, foot, parking.

Words that rhyme with stall:
all, ball, call, fall, protocol, wall, banal, hall, recall, cabal, overall, haul, sol, small, gall, alcohol, overhaul, pall, football, mall, doll, install, crawl, squall, wherewithal, atoll, tall, maul, brawl, dall, thrall, forestall, befall, pitfall, sprawl, paul, snowball, windfall, downfall, gaul, baseball, caul, cholesterol, catcall, loll, natal, bawl, trawl, shawl, appall, neanderthal, aerosol, stonewall, shortfall, waterfall, drawl, oddball, basketball, eyeball, blackball, drywall, retinol, nightfall, softball, pol, spall, ethanol, catchall, nepal, dahl, cortisol, fireball, moll, at all, butterball, mothball, scrawl, pratfall, fastball, footfall, hardball, enthral, raul, saul, handball, rainfall, landfall, roll call, freefall, volleyball, coll, bol, luminol, meatball, dol, cannonball, senegal, tal, screwball, mol.

Adjectives that are often used to describe stall:
next, empty, prebendal, own, small, little, last, dynamic, open, second, single, narrow, vacant, clean, third, separate, nearby, full, nearest, tiny, dark, free, wooden, warm, comfortable, double, post, finger, adjoining, and, big, sweet, deep, recry, adjacent, hand, roomy, two, fourth, dry, speed, whelk, near, permanent, closed, handicapped, far, choir, flower, front, outdoor, four, accelerated, street, makeshift, middle, transitory, neighboring, neighbouring, fifth, farthest, three, temporary, market, covered, stable, aerodynamic, bedded, anti, impending, straight, shock, nice, enclosed, decent, accustomed, extra, abrupt.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective stall:
feeding, plate, sis, plates, fed, flutter, manure, roasting, keeper.

Consonant match to stall:
style, steel, still, steal, stool, stale, stole, stile, stele, stoll, stol, steele, stull, stail, stael, stell, stil, stahl, steil, stelle, stolle, stille, staal, stiehl, stohl, stihl, staehle.

Words that sound like stall:
stall, stahl, staal, stolle, style, still, steel, steal, stole, stool, stale, stil, steele, stile, styl, stal, stell, stoll, stol, stail, stel, stael, stull, stele, stl, stille, stelle, steil, stuhl, stihl, stiel, stohl, stiehl, -style, stong, stalls, saul, stalled, sall, staw, swol, sterol, staller, stauch, saule, stearl, tsol, atoll, at all, sol, stai, soule, stau, soll, saal, sowl, stoush, strahl, swal, staa, sahl, strowl, stahler, stolley, sting, stung, stang, cell, sail, sale, sal, cel, cele, cil, estelle, ciel, cill, salle, ceil, cile, sahel, ceal, saile, psl, celle, sael, cital, estell, psta, estel, austell, estill, cyl, psle, ceol, astel, istel, c l, cytol, c.l.