Definition of: stall

(stôl) noun
1. A compartment in which a horse or bovine animal is confined and fed.
2. A small booth or compartment in a street, market, etc., for the sale or display of small articles.
3. A partially enclosed seat, as in the orchestra of a theater or the choir of a cathedral.
4. A working compartment in a coal mine.
5. A space set aside for the parking of an automobile.
6. A sheath or covering for a finger or thumb; a cot.
7. Aeron. The condition of an airplane which has lost the relative speed necessary for control; the act of stalling.
8. Colloq. An evasion or argument made to postpone action or decision.
—v.t.
1. To place or keep in a stall.
2. To keep in a stall for fattening, as cattle.
3. To bring to a standstill; stop the progress or motion of, especially unintentionally.
4. To cause to stick fast in mud, snow, etc.
—v.i.
5. To come to a standstill; stop, especially unintentionally.
6. To stick fast in mud, snow, etc.
7. Colloq. To make delays; be evasive: to stall for time.
8. To live or be kept in a stall.
9. Aeron. To go into a stall. [OE steall]