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verb. uk / stɔːl / us / stɑːl / stall verb (ENGINE) [ I or T ] If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen: A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly. I stalled the car twice during my driving test but still managed to pass. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage: stall (for time) She says she'll give me the money next week but I think she's just stalling (for time ). [ T ]
Synonyms for STALLING: blocking, hampering, impeding, frustrating, hindering, retardant, baffling, thwarting; Antonyms of STALLING: assisting, aiding, facilitating, promoting, smoothing, encouraging, abetting, nurturing.
1. a. : a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn. b. : a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle. 2. a. : a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed. b. : a church pew. chiefly British : a front orchestra seat in a theaterusually used in plural. 3.
3 days ago · stallings. Definitions of stalling. noun. a tactic used to mislead or delay. synonyms: stall. see more.
1. To put or lodge in a stall. 2. To maintain in a stall for fattening: to stall cattle. 3. To halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill. 4. To cause (a motor or motor vehicle) accidentally to stop running. 5. To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.
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1. verb. If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time. They will try to stall the bill until the current session ends. [VERB noun] ...but the peace process stalled. [VERB] Negotiations remained stalled yesterday in New York. [VERB-ed] 2. verb.
a small closed area within a farm building in which there is space for one animal to be kept. pbombaert/Moment/GettyImages. [ C ] a small area of a room that is separated from the main part of the room by walls or curtains: shower stall There was one bathroom with a shower stall in the corner.
stall. [intransitive, transitive] (of a vehicle or an engine) to stop suddenly because of a lack of power or speed; to make a vehicle or an engine do this. The car stalled and refused to start again. I kept stalling.
