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- Dictionarystall/stɔːl/
noun
- 1. a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area: "fruit and vegetable stalls" Similar
- 2. an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or cowshed, enclosed on three sides. Similar
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"
- 2. stop or cause to stop making progress: "his career had stalled, hers taken off" Similar
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verb. uk / stɔːl / us / stɑːl / stall verb (ENGINE) [ I or T ] If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen: A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly. I stalled the car twice during my driving test but still managed to pass. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to stop making progress: Japan's economic growth has stalled, with industrial production contracting in June for the fourth straight month. [ T ] If you stall an event, you delay it or prevent it from making progress: Commandos stalled the enemy attack by destroying three bridges.
STALL definition: 1. a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place…. Learn more.
The meaning of STALL is a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn. How to use stall in a sentence.
Stalled definition: stuck or not moving; at a standstill. See examples of STALLED used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
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 ).