"stall" Definition

Definitions for the word "stall" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
1 trader''s booth or table in a market etc. 2 compartment for one animal in a stable or cowhouse. 3 fixed, usu. Partly enclosed, seat in the choir or chancel of a church. 4 (usu. In pl.) Each of the seats on the ground floor of a theatre. 5 a compartment for one person in a shower-bath etc. B compartment for one horse at the start of a race. 6 a stalling of an engine or aircraft. B condition resulting from this. v. 1 (of a vehicle or its engine) stop because of an overload on the engine or an inadequate supply of fuel to it. 2 (of an aircraft or its pilot) lose control because the speed is too low. 3 cause to stall. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. v.
1 play for time when being questioned etc. 2 delay, obstruct. [stall ‘decoy’: probably related to *stall1]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
3. slang
to lodge, or put up at a public-house. Also, to act a part.—_Theatrical._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
4. slang
to frighten or discourage. In the days of dog-fighting and pugilism, a dog or man who had originally shown great pluck would, after a hard battle or two, show signs of cowardice. In such case he was said to have been STALLED by his previous encounters. A STALL is a spurious excuse or an imposition, a dodge, &c.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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