a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed;
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";
deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn''t want to write the report, so she is stalling";
come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway";
cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car";
cause an airplane to go into a stall;
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes;
put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse";
postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days";
