stall

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.

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Senses

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deliberately delay an event or action

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come to a stop

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cause an engine to stop

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cause an airplane to go into a stall

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experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

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put into, or keep in, a stall

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postpone doing what one should be doing

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Variants

synonym
conkshillyshally
pasttense
stalled
presentparticiple
stalling
thirdpersonsingular
stalls
pastparticiple
stalled