stall

[ UK /stˈɔːl/ ]
[ US /ˈstɔɫ/ ]

VERB

cause an engine to stop
The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car
put into, or keep in, a stall
Stall the horse
cause an airplane to go into a stall
postpone doing what one should be doing
He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
come to a stop
The car stalled in the driveway
deliberately delay an event or action
she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

NOUN

small individual study area in a library
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
a tactic used to mislead or delay
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
small area set off by walls for special use

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How To Use stall In A Sentence

One can't simply install the operating system on an existing machine, pop in a couple of peripherals and go.
C. Security: Coordinate installation of door hardware, keying, and access control with Owner's security consultant.
After the counter is installed on top of the cabinet, the wood strip is attached to the front edge of the counter using glue and small, air-driven brads.
There followed a series of tightly circumscribed visits to military installations.
While the design and installation of a future-proofed communications platform was the key objective for Vodafone, ongoing management and monitoring of the network was also an issue, which had to be carefully considered.
Hartford Armory has already solved this by offering a screw-in front sight available in different heights, with a special wrench for removal and installation.
Enveloped in that smell, I would play grown up and sit in the office sometimes, studiously recording the numbers of the vehicles that came in for work on the twin ramps over the six-foot-deep pit where the mufflers were installed.
This pre-industrial warehouse couldn't be better suited for our era of huge installations. Times, Sunday Times
The second approach uses an app and plug-in devices or wireless controllers installed next to the equipment. Times, Sunday Times
When aniline is reacted with excess acetic acid under dehydration conditions a white, crystalline material is formed, acetanilide.

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