stall

Sense 1 noun

a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

Sense 2 verb

postpone doing what one should be doing

He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

Sense 3 noun

small area set off by walls for special use

Sense 4 verb

come to a stop

The car stalled in the driveway

Sense 5 noun

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

Sense 6 verb

deliberately delay an event or action

she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling

Sense 7 noun

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

Sense 8 verb

put into, or keep in, a stall

Stall the horse

Sense 9 noun

seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

Sense 10 verb

experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

Sense 11 noun

small individual study area in a library

Sense 12 verb

cause an airplane to go into a stall

Sense 13 noun

a tactic used to mislead or delay

Sense 14 verb

cause an engine to stop

The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car