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   Stall

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   noun

   • 1. a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area: "fruit and vegetable stalls" Similar standtablecounterboothkioskcompartment
   • 2. an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or barn, enclosed on three sides. Similar pencoopstycorralenclosurecompartmentcubicle
   • ▪ a stable.
   • ▪ a marked-out parking space for a vehicle: North American "a parking stall"
   • ▪ a compartment for one person in a shower room, restroom, or similar facility.
   • 3. a fixed seat in the choir or chancel of a church, more or less enclosed at the back and sides and often canopied, typically reserved for a particular member of the clergy.
   • 4. the seats on the ground floor in a theater: British "a stalls seat" Similar orchestraparterre
   • 5. an instance of an engine, vehicle, aircraft, or boat stalling: "speed must be maintained to avoid a stall and loss of control"

   verb

   • 1. (of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine: "her car stalled at the crossroads"
   • ▪ (of an aircraft or its pilot) reach a condition where the speed is too low to allow effective operation of the controls.
   • ▪ have insufficient wind power in the sails to give controlled motion.
   • ▪ cause (an engine, vehicle, aircraft, or boat) to stall.
   • 2. stop or cause to stop making progress: "his career had stalled, hers taken off" Similar obstructimpedeinterfere withhinderhamperblockinterrupthold uphold backstand in the way offrustratethwartbalkinhibithamstringsabotageencumberrestrainslowslow downretarddelaystonewallforestallarrestcheckstophaltstayderailrestrictlimitcurbput a brake onbridlefettershackleinformal:stymieborkrare:trammel
   • ▪ speak or act in a deliberately vague way in order to gain more time to deal with a question or issue; prevaricate: "she was stalling for time" Similar use delaying tacticsplay for timetemporizegain timehang backhang firehold backprocrastinatehedgebeat around the bushdrag one's feetdelayfilibusterstonewallinformal:kick the can down the road
   • ▪ delay or divert (someone) by stalling: "stall him until I've had time to take a look" Similar delaydivertdistracthold offstave offfend offkeep offward offkeep at baykeep at arm's length
   • 3. put or keep (an animal) in a stall, especially in order to fatten it: "the horses were stalled at Upper Bolney Farm"

   Word Origin Old Englishsteall ‘stable or cattle shed’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stal, also to stand. Early senses of the verb included ‘reside, dwell’ and ‘bring to a halt’.

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   What does stall mean?

   • (Definition of stall from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 商店, 貨攤，攤位, 販賣處… 商店, 货摊，摊位, 售货亭… puesto, compartimiento, cabina… barraca, banca, baia… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! STALL definition: 1. a small shop with an open front or a table from which goods are sold: 2. a small area in a room….

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   What is a stall in a theater?

   • The stalls in a theater or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage. A stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower. She went into the shower stall, turned on the water, and grabbed the soap. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is a market stall?

   • ...market stalls selling local fruits. The stalls in a theater or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage. A stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower.

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   What is a shower stall?

   • A stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower. She went into the shower stall, turned on the water, and grabbed the soap. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   any small compartment or booth for a specific activity or housing a specific thing: a shower stall. a rectangular space marked off or reserved for parking a car or other vehicle, as in a parking lot. an instance or the condition of causing an engine, or a vehicle powered by an engine, to stop, especially by supplying it with a poor fuel mixture ...

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   to assign to, put, or keep in a stall or stalls, as an animal or a car. to confine in a stall for fattening, as cattle. to cause (a motor or the vehicle it powers) to stop, especially by supplying it with a poor fuel mixture or overloading it.

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   A stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower. [US] She went into the shower stall, turned on the water, and grabbed the soap. regional note: in BRIT, usually use cubicle. More Synonyms of stall. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Definition of stall noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. stall. noun. /stɔːl/ [countable] a table or small shop with an open front that people sell things from, especially at a market synonym stand. He works on a market stall in the Square. They have a fish stall on the market.

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   noun. us / stɔl/ Add to word list Add to word list. a small space with a table and an open front from which things are sold: a market stall. a small space that has walls, a door, and usually an open top: a horse stall. a shower stall. (Definition of stall from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)