stall (Noun) — A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed.
stall (Noun) — Small area set off by walls for special use.
stall (Noun) — A booth where articles are displayed for sale.
stall (Noun) — A malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge. ex. "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
stall (Noun) — Seating in the forward part of the main level of a theatre.
stall (Noun) — Small individual study area in a library.
stall (Noun) — A tactic used to mislead or delay.
stall (Verb) — Postpone doing what one should be doing. ex. "He did not want to write the letter and stalled for days"
stall (Verb) — (driving) come to a stop. ex. "The car stalled in the driveway"
stall (Verb) — Deliberately delay an event or action. ex. "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
stall (Verb) — Put into, or keep in, a stall. ex. "Stall the horse"
stall (Verb) — (air travel) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes.
stall (Verb) — (air travel) cause an aeroplane to go into a stall.
stall (Verb) — Cause an engine to stop. ex. "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"