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if a process or system stalls or something stalls it, it suddenly stops developing or making progress: Japan's economic growth has stalled. Contract negotiations between management and the union have stalled again.
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.
A stall is a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell, or information that you want to give people. ...market stalls selling local fruit. American English : stall / ˈstɔl /
The word stall implies stopping something that will start again — a horse will leave the stall eventually and start moving, a stalled car can be restarted. Remember that when you're thinking about stall in the sense of postpone or delay.
noun. a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal. a stable or shed for horses or cattle. a booth or stand in which merchandise is displayed for sale, or in which some business is carried on (sometimes used in combination): a butcher's stall; a bookstall. carrel ( def 1 ).
if a process or system stalls or something stalls it, it suddenly stops developing or making progress: Japan's economic growth has stalled. Contract negotiations between management and the union have stalled again.
n. 1. A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed. 2. a. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market. b. A small compartment: a shower stall. 3. a. An enclosed seat in the chancel of a church. b. A pew in a church. 4. Chiefly British A seat in the front part of a theater. 5.
verb. /stɔːl/ Verb Forms. [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. stall something I stalled the car three times during my driving test. Topics Transport by car or lorry c2.
Definition of stall noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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…. Learn more.
