What does STALL mean?
Definitions for STALL
stɔlstall
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word STALL.
Princeton's WordNet
stallnoun
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
booth, cubicle, stall, kiosknoun
small area set off by walls for special use
stall, stand, sales boothnoun
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
stallnoun
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
"the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
stallnoun
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
carrel, carrell, cubicle, stallnoun
small individual study area in a library
stall, stallingverb
a tactic used to mislead or delay
procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydallyverb
postpone doing what one should be doing
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
stall, conkverb
come to a stop
"The car stalled in the driveway"
stallverb
deliberately delay an event or action
"she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
stallverb
put into, or keep in, a stall
"Stall the horse"
stallverb
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
stallverb
cause an airplane to go into a stall
stallverb
cause an engine to stop
"The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
Wiktionary
stallnoun
An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
stallverb
To employ delaying tactics against
He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
stallverb
To employ delaying tactics
Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
Etymology: steall. Confer Dutch stal, German Stall, Old Norse stallr. Cognate with stand.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
STALLnoun
Etymology: steal , Saxon; stal, Dutch; stalla, Italian.
A herd of oxen then he carv’d, with high rais’d heads, forg’d all
Of gold and tin, for colour mixt, and bellowing from their stall,
Rusht to their pastures. George Chapman, Iliad.Duncan’s horses,
Beauteous and swift, the minions of the race,
Turn’d wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out,
Contending ’gainst obedience. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses. 1 Kings iv.
His fellow sought what lodging he could find;
At last he found a stall where oxen stood. Dryden.Stalls, bulks, windows,
Are smother’d up, leads fill’d, and ridges hors’d
With variable complections; all agreeing
In earnestness to see him. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.They are nature’s coarser wares that lie on the stall, exposed to the transient view of every common eye. Joseph Glanvill.
Bess Hoy first found it troublesome to bawl,
And therefore plac’d her cherries on a stall. King.How pedlars stalls with glitt’ring toys are laid,
The various fairings of the country maid. John Gay.Harley, the nation’s great support,
Returning home one day from court,
Observ’d a parson near Whitehall,
Cheap’ning old authors on a stall. Jonathan Swift.All these together in one heap were thrown,
Like carcases of beasts in butcher’s stall;
And in another corner wide were strown
The antique ruins of the Roman’s fall. Fairy Queen.The pope creates a canon beyond the number limited, and commands the chapter to assign unto such canon a stall in the choir and place in the chapter. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
The dignified clergy, out of mere humility, have called their thrones by the names of stalls. William Warburton.
To Stallverb
Etymology: from the noun.
For such encheason, if you go nie,
Few chimneys reeking you will espy;
The fat ox, that wont ligg in the stall,
Is now fast stalled in his crumenal. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.For my part, he keeps me rustically at home; or, to speak more properly, sties me here at home unkept: for call you that keeping, for a gentleman of my birth, that differs not from the stalling of an ox? William Shakespeare.
Nisus the forest pass’d,
And Alban plains, from Alba’s name so call’d,
Where king Latinus then his oxen stall’d. Dryden.Long may’st thou live to wail thy children’s loss;
And see another as I see thee now,
Deck’d in thy rights, as thou art stall’d in mine. William Shakespeare.To Stallverb
We could not stall together in the world. William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
stall
A stall is a situation in which progress or activity stops, typically in an engine or other mechanical process, due to some sort of barrier or error. It also refers to a small space or partition for a person or an animal in a public place or even a large open area at a market or fair to sell products. In flying terminology, it is a sudden loss of lift that suspends an aircraft's forward motion.
Webster Dictionary
Stallverb
a stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal
Stallverb
a stable; a place for cattle
Stallverb
a small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall
Stallverb
a bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale
Stallverb
a seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving
Stallverb
in the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc
Stallverb
the space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post
Stallverb
to put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox
Stallverb
to fatten; as, to stall cattle
Stallverb
to place in an office with the customary formalities; to install
Stallverb
to plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart
Stallverb
to forestall; to anticipitate. Having
Stallverb
to keep close; to keep secret
Stallverb
to live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell
Stallverb
to kennel, as dogs
Stallverb
to be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast
Stallverb
to be tired of eating, as cattle
Etymology: [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G. & Sw. stall, Icel. stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing place; akin also to G. stelle a place, stellen to place, Gr. ste`llein to set, place, send, and E. stand. 163. See Stand, and cf. Apostle, Epistle, Forestall, Install, Stale, a. & v. i., 1st Stalk, Stallion, Still.]
Wikidata
Stall
In fluid dynamics, a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil as angle of attack increases. This occurs when the critical angle of attack of the foil is exceeded. The critical angle of attack is typically about 15 degrees, but it may vary significantly depending on the fluid, foil, and Reynolds number. Stalls in fixed-wing flight are often experienced as a sudden reduction in lift as the pilot increases the wing's angle of attack and exceeds its critical angle of attack. A stall does not mean that the engine have stopped working, or that the aircraft has stopped moving — the effect is the same even in an unpowered glider aircraft. Vectored thrust in manned and unmanned aircraft is used to surpass the stall limit, thereby giving rise to post-stall technology. Because stalls are most commonly discussed in connection with aviation, this article discusses stalls as they relate mainly to aircraft, in particular fixed-wing aircraft. The principles of stall discussed here translate to foils in other fluids as well.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
STALL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stall is ranked #14937 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Stall surname appeared 1,981 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Stall.
93.1% or 1,845 total occurrences were White.
2.6% or 52 total occurrences were Black.
1.6% or 33 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 20 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.8% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
0.7% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'STALL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3932
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'STALL' in Nouns Frequency: #2377
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of STALL in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of STALL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of STALL in a Sentence
This platform is more effective than a hotline - how many people will actually remember the number or think to call when they see a child worker in a tea stall or begging on the street? whereas people are so comfortable taking pictures and posting on social media, and this facilitates that.
Even though I only lost a shot there, it was a momentum stall.
What we're not prepared to do is wait months and months while the administration plays a game of 'rope a dope' in an effort to try to stall. We're not willing to go down that road.
There's evidence that tropical cyclones are more likely to stall.
We may need to decide that once we get to 20 cases per 100,000 per day that may be the point at which we start to withdraw these things, i'm not so sure we're going to get to 10 anytime soon. Right now, Washington DC is at 15. New York's at 75. With this new Omicron strain that's circling we may stall out around 20 -- and that may be the point where we have to consider withdrawing a lot of these measures.
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Translations for STALL
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- gå i ståDanish
- Überziehen, Stall, Kabine, Duschkabine, Strömungsabriss, Bude, StandGerman
- κιόσκι μικροπωλητήGreek
- barrena, puesto, entrar en pérdidaSpanish
- آخورPersian
- viivyttää, seisahtua, pilttuu, permanto, suihkukaappi, pysähtyä, myyntikoju, koju, viivytys, kioski, sakkaus, sakataFinnish
- stand, étal, cabine de douche, stalle, décrochage, parterre, décrocherFrench
- buabhall, stàileScottish Gaelic
- կրպակ, տաղավարArmenian
- stalla, chiosco, cabina, bancarella, plateaItalian
- 厩舎, 失速, シャワー室, 馬小屋, 露店, 出店, ストール, 売店Japanese
- ბაგაGeorgian
- 정체되다Korean
- whakamārariMāori
- партерMacedonian
- cabine, afslaan, stallen, overtrekkenDutch
- stallNorwegian
- platéia, boxe, estande, estol, audiência, box, banca, estolar, baiaPortuguese
- staulRomanian
- партер, палатка, сваливаться, останавливаться, киоск, сваливание, душевая кабинка, сваливаться с потока, глохнуть, стойло, ларёк, кабинкаRussian
- parkettplats, stånd, bås, spilta, uppehållaSwedish
- vibanda, kibandaSwahili
- แผงลอยThai
- ahırTurkish
- 摊子Chinese
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