Stalled

Word STALLED
Character 7
Hyphenation stalled
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Stalled"

What do we mean by stalled?

To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.

To fatten.

To come to a standstill.

To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.

To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.

(of an engine) To stop suddenly.

To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.

To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.

To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.

To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.

To be tired of eating, as cattle.

To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.

To forestall; to anticipate.

To keep close; to keep secret.

A phenomenon that occurs when someone who is defecating in a public restroom and another person walks into the bathroom, essentially trapping the pooer due to shame and anxiety. Predominantly occurs in public schools. Urban Dictionary

In public bathrooms, the act of remaining in a bathroom stall after having completed one's business, in order to maintain anonymity (whether by avoiding someone who has entered later, or finished sooner), or the state of being delayed under such circumstances. Also the act of delaying defecation until the bathroom is empty. See also stall waiting Urban Dictionary

When you sit on the toilet for an extended period of time after taking a shit in a one stall, one urinal bathroom in order to avoid personal contact with the guy who has come in to piss. Urban Dictionary

The act of stalling like a car "shuts off". A person who is slow and lagging; wasting time. Urban Dictionary

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

An updated term for "in the closet" thanks to Idaho Senator Larry Craig. This is either a closeted homosexual or closeted bi-curious, typically religious and/or Republican living in denial. Urban Dictionary

A word that dublin people use for nearly every word :D 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

When one has nothing to say on the phone and makes stuff up. Usually when neither person wants to hang up and has nothing to say. Urban Dictionary

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The word "stalled" in example sentences

When FORBES profiled Thiel last February, he blamed most of the world's problems on what he calls "stalled technological innovation." ❋ Nicole Perlroth (2011)

The new tax cut bill would remain stalled, and would procedurally die with the waning session of Congress. ❋ Dr. Philip Neches (2010)

After a MARC train stalled this summer and stranded 900 passengers in sweltering heat for more than two hours, transit officials promised faster responses to breakdowns and more information for customers stuck on troubled trains. ❋ Katherine Shaver (2010)

"After a MARC train stalled this summer and stranded 900 passengers in sweltering heat for more than two hours, transit officials promised to respond faster to breakdowns and to provide more information to customers stuck on disabled trains," writes The Post's Katherine Shaver, exploring an issue that former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. ❋ John Wagner (2010)

After a MARC train stalled this summer and stranded 900 passengers in sweltering heat for more than two hours, transit officials promised to respond faster to breakdowns and to provide more information to customers stuck on disabled trains. ❋ Katherine Shaver (2010)

Then my train stalled in the tunnel just before the transfer point Centro Medico — for a half-hour. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Lin stalled the workers, telling them that the hotel might become a school. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Sonnet CPU upgrade came with a cooling fan to be in stalled in the bottom of the Cube and very well written and detailed instructions. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Mass hysteria is a terrible force, yet New Yorkers seem always to escape it by some tiny margin: they sit in stalled subways with claustrophobia, they extricate themselves from panic situations by some lucky wisecrack, they meet confusion and congestion with patience and grit -- a sort of perpetual muddling through. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The ad refers to an internal report that said Maryland's economy had "stalled" -- a characterization that ran counter to a more positive spin O'Malley's office had approved about slowing job growth in the state. ❋ John Wagner (2010)

PolitiFact.com, which gauges the progress on hundreds of Obama's campaign promises, has rated this one as "stalled" -- though he has until next year to follow through. [email protected] (2010)

The U.S. saw a 4% decline in total circulation between 2003 and 2008 as the Arab region enjoyed rising circulation figures, although the total number of daily newspaper titles stalled between 2008 and 2009, the survey found. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[I'm sorry] I was [late]. I had to go to the [bathroom] and got stalled. ❋ The Midnight Toaster (2019)

Sorry I'm late. I got stall [stalled] in the men's room on 34 by a couple of accounting assholes talking to each other at [the urinals]. The last thing I needed was to be asked how my day is going by some idiot with his dick in his hands. I was in the corner stall trying to drop a deuce when Meyers from accounting walked in. I tried to [stall stall] but I couldn't hold it. ❋ Upupdowndown (2009)

I was just about finished up when someone came in to [take a leak], so I had to do a [stall stall] until the guy left. He didn't [wash] his hands. ❋ Mattybumpo (2011)

person 1 : Oh my god, quit stalling! person 2 : [Hold on].. ([continues] [trying] on different shoes) person 1 : .....we are so late. ❋ Shindee (2006)

"[stall it] down to my [gaff] for a few cans" "im [on my way], stall it" ❋ Krn (2005)

girl 1: "Hey, he's kinda cute." girl 2: "[Hells ya], but I've heard he's in the stall...in the stall to [get some] [ball]." ❋ RNPS (2007)

stall it shop stall it for middo stall it givvus that middo:"fuck dat [im havin] another smoke" [louse]:"no stall it you dont need that shit" [1337 h4x] ❋ Middo Louse N Dave (2007)

"[Stall] him out, [it's cool]." ❋ Halcyon-X12 (2005)

The other day I did a power-off stall. I slowed the airplane down, applied full flaps, then reduced power. I raised the nose untill it [buffeted], then [the wing] lost lift and the nose dipped. I lowered the nose some more and applied [full power] and flew away. ❋ Athene Airheart (2004)

[Mer]: sooo... [Rox]: yeah Mer: totally Rox: [totally tubular] Mer: so tubular its almost cylindrical Rox: hahaha Mer: gah i hate stalling Rox: hahaha me too ❋ Mertown (2007)

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