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English noun: stall | |||
| 1. | stall (artifact) a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compartment | ||
| Part meronym | horse barn, stable, stalls | ||
| 2. | stall (artifact) small area set off by walls for special use | ||
| Synonyms | booth, cubicle, kiosk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | closet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call box, confessional, phone booth, polling booth, prompt box, prompter's box, shower bath, shower stall, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone kiosk, tolbooth, tollbooth, tollhouse, voting booth | ||
| 3. | stall (artifact) a booth where articles are displayed for sale | ||
| Synonyms | sales booth, stand | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | booth | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coffee stall, newsstand | ||
| 4. | stall (event) a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge | ||
| Samples | The plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | malfunction | ||
| 5. | stall (artifact) seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | seating, seating area, seating room, seats | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 6. | stall (artifact) small individual study area in a library | ||
| Synonyms | carrel, carrell, cubicle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alcove, bay | ||
| Part meronym | depository library, library | ||
| 7. | stall (act) a tactic used to mislead or delay | ||
| Synonyms | stalling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obstruction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | stonewalling | ||
English verb: stall | |||
| 1. | stall (stative) postpone doing what one should be doing | ||
| Samples | He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days. | ||
| Examples | They stall a long time | ||
| Synonyms | dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | procrastinate | ||
| 2. | stall (motion) come to a stop | ||
| Samples | The car stalled in the driveway. | ||
| Synonyms | conk | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | halt, stop | ||
| Domain category | driving | ||
| 3. | stall (change) deliberately delay an event or action | ||
| Samples | She doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay, detain, hold up | ||
| 4. | stall (social) put into, or keep in, a stall | ||
| Samples | Stall the horse. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shelter | ||
| 5. | stall (motion) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | halt, stop | ||
| Domain category | air, air travel, aviation | ||
| 6. | stall (motion) cause an airplane to go into a stall | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stop | ||
| Domain category | air, air travel, aviation | ||
| 7. | stall (motion) cause an engine to stop | ||
| Samples | The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stop | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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