STALL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a tactic used to mislead or delay
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • small area set off by walls for special use
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • small individual study area in a library
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a booth where articles are displayed for sale
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
    Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
    Usage Example(s)
    • the plane went into a stall and I couldn”t control it
    Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

STALL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • deliberately delay an event or action
    Usage Example(s)
    • she doesn”t want to write the report, so she is stalling
    Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • come to a stop
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The car stalled in the driveway
    Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • cause an engine to stop
    Usage Example(s)
    • The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car
    Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • cause an airplane to go into a stall
    Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
    Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • put into, or keep in, a stall
    Usage Example(s)
    • Stall the horse
    Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • postpone doing what one should be doing
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
    Hypernyms(s) stall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)