stall - noun

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

small area set off by walls for special use

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

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

small individual study area in a library

a tactic used to mislead or delay

stall - verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing
• come to a stop
• deliberately delay an event or action
• put into, or keep in, a stall
• experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
• cause an airplane to go into a stall
• cause an engine to stop

stall - thesaurus

booth   carrel   carrell   conk   cubicle   dillydally   kiosk   procrastinate   shillyshally   stalling   stand