1. A farm building for housing horses or other livestock
   "The farmer led the horses back to their stalls for the night";
   - stable, horse barn

1. A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
   "The horse was led back to its stall after the ride"
    
2. A booth where articles are displayed for sale
   "They set up a stall at the fair to showcase their products";
   - stand, sales booth
    
3. Small area set off by walls for special use
   "They bought tickets from the stall at the entrance of the park";
   - booth, cubicle, kiosk
    
4. Small individual study area in a library
   "She found a quiet stall where she could focus on her research";
   - carrel, carrell, cubicle
    
5. [Brit] Seating in the forward part of the main level of a theatre
   "They had excellent seats in the front stalls"
    
6. 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"
    
7. A tactic used to mislead or delay
   "His stall tactics prevented the vote from taking place";
   - stalling

1. Postpone doing what one should be doing
   "He did not want to write the letter and stalled for days";
   - procrastinate, drag one's feet [informal], drag one's heels [informal], shillyshally [informal], dilly-dally [informal], dillydally [informal], shilly-shally [informal]
    
2. Deliberately delay an event or action
   "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
    
3. Stop because the engine stopped running
   "The car stalled in the driveway";
   - conk [informal]
    
4. Cause an engine to stop
   "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
    
5. (air travel) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
   "The plane stalled due to insufficient airspeed"
    
6. (air travel) cause an aeroplane to go into a stall
   "The pilot accidentally stalled the aircraft during the steep climb"
    
7. Put into, or keep in, a stall
   "Stall the horse"

Type of: alcove, bay, booth, closet, compartment, delay, detain, farm building, halt, hold up, malfunction, obstruction, seating, seating area, seating room, seats, shelter, stop

Part of: depository library, library

Encyclopedia: Stalls