Meaning of stall in English

stall

noun

/stɑːl/ uk

/stɔːl/

stall noun (STORE)

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B1 [ C ]

a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place:

In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.

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He runs a fruit and vegetable stall in the market.
She runs a stall in the market.
The stall sells drinks and snacks.
The gaily striped awnings of the little shops and market stalls made an attractive scene.
Some displayed their wares on stalls, while others had just spread them out on the sidewalk.

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stall noun (SMALL AREA)

[ C ]

a small closed area within a farm building in which there is space for one animal to be kept

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[ C ]

a small area of a room that is separated from the main part of the room by walls or curtains:

shower stall There was one bathroom with a shower stall in the corner.

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Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls

stall noun (SEATS)

the stalls [ plural ]

rows of fixed seats in a church, often with the sides and backs connected:

Members of the public were invited to sit in the choir stalls.

(US the orchestra)

the seats on the main floor of a theater, not at a higher level:

As he came onto the stage, a woman threw flowers from the stalls.

Idiom

set out your stall

stall

verb

/stɑːl/ uk

/stɔːl/

stall verb (ENGINE)

[ I or T ]

If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen:

A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly.

I stalled the car twice during my driving test but still managed to pass.

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stall verb (DELAY)

[ I ]

to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage:

stall (for time) She says she'll give me the money next week but I think she's just stalling (for time).

[ T ]

If you stall a person, you delay them or prevent them from doing something for a period of time:

I managed to stall him for a few days until I'd gotten enough money to pay back the loan.

stall someone off mainly US The thief broke into the office while his accomplice stalled off the security guard.

[ I ]

to stop making progress:

Japan's economic growth has stalled, with industrial production contracting in June for the fourth straight month.

[ T ]

If you stall an event, you delay it or prevent it from making progress:

Commandos stalled the enemy attack by destroying three bridges.

Fears are growing that a tax increase may stall economic recovery.

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(Definition of stall from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

stall | Intermediate English

stall

verb [ I/T ]

/stɔl/

stall verb [I/T] (DELAY)

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to delay or put off action:

[ I ] They’re just stalling, trying to avoid making a decision.

[ T ] I can stall him for a few minutes.

stall verb [I/T] (STOP WORKING)

to cause a vehicle or engine to stop suddenly, or of a vehicle or engine to stop suddenly:

[ I ] My car stalled at the traffic light.

stall

noun [ C ]

/stɔl/

stall noun [C] (AREA)

a separate area in which an animal is kept

A stall is also a small enclosed space used for a particular purpose:

The bathroom had a tiled shower stall.

(Definition of stall from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

stall | Business English

stall

verb

/stɔːl/ us

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[ I or T ]

if a process or system stalls or something stalls it, it suddenly stops developing or making progress:

Japan's economic growth has stalled.

Contract negotiations between management and the union have stalled again.

I don't believe there was a deliberate plan to stall the process.

[ I ]

if someone stalls, they do not answer a question immediately or continue a discussion, in order to give themselves more time to think:

"I have to look it up on my machine at home," he said stalling for time.

stall

noun [ C ]

COMMERCE

/stɔːl/ us

a table or structure from which someone sells things on the street or in an outdoor market:

She set up a stall at the fair to sell her jewelery.

A long row of market stalls was filled with every kind of food you could imagine.

(Definition of stall from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of stall

stall

He picked up a stall warning with a few seconds left but held on to win, 2-1.

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Stall as much as you want but the "future organization" runs in the cloud.

From Huffington Post

Private education construction was particularly affected, with 33% of projects stalled because of financing.

From International Business Times

Even our government is stalled, failing economy means hungry kids, homeless kids.

From CNN

When one of the co-pilots pulled back on his stick, he pitched the plane into an angle that eventually caused the stall.

From Slate Magazine

The nation's smoking rate generally has been falling for decades, but had seemed to stall at around 20 to 21 percent for about seven years.

From CBS News

There was a hallway leading up to the bathroom where the shower stall was that was all covered in blood.

From CBS News

Talks on the accords actually began in 1968, but stalled many times due to mistrust on both sides.

From ABC News

Importantly, the fly-by-wire system will also protect the plane from getting into an aerodynamic stall.

From Slate Magazine

The fly-by-wire system also switched into a mode in which it was no longer protecting against aerodynamic stall.

From Slate Magazine

The pilots lacked training to avoid the aerodynamic stall and were fatigued, the investigation found.

From USA TODAY

Others have a different view, accusing the attorney general of stalling in the interest of letting the malefactors off the hook.

From Huffington Post

Some have to use a bathroom stall to pump milk, as there is no other space available.

From CNN

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Collocations with stall

stall

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bathroom stall

At this point, the attacker had locked himself in a bathroom stall.

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choir stall

There is a choir stall at the east end.

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food stall

In the event of having too little, there must be a way to escape to run to the neighbours or a local food stall to get what is needed.

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What is the pronunciation of stall?

Translations of stall

in Chinese (Traditional)

商店, 貨攤，攤位, 販賣處…

in Chinese (Simplified)

商店, 货摊，摊位, 售货亭…

in Spanish

puesto, compartimiento, cabina…

in Portuguese

barraca, banca, baia…

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मोठे टेबल किंवा छोटे दुकान ज्याच्या समोरचा भाग मोकळा असतो ज्याच्यावरून वस्तु बाजारात विकतात…

露店, 出店, （トイレやシャワーなどの）小個室…

satıcı sergisi, tezgâh, tabla…

stalle [feminine], étal [masculine], cabine [feminine]…

parada, caseta, barraca…

hok, stalletje, afslaan…

ஒரு பெரிய அட்டவணை அல்லது திறந்த முன் கொண்ட ஒரு சிறிய கடை, அதில் இருந்து பொது இடத்தில் பொருட்கள் விற்கப்படுகின்றன…

स्टाल, छोटी दुकान, खुले में सामान बेचने की दुकान…

નાનકડી દુકાન…

bås, -bås, stand…

spilta, bås, stånd…

gerai, terhenti, hilang kawalan…

die Box, der Stand, absterben…

stall [masculine], binge [masculine], bås [masculine]…

اسٹال (عوامی جگہوں پر عارضی نوعیت کی چھوٹی دکان)…

стійло, прилавок, ларьок…

лоток, палатка, кабина…

దుకాణం, ఒక పెద్ద టేబుల్ లేక బహిరంగ ప్రదేశంలో వస్తువులను విక్రయించే తెరిచి ఉన్న ముందుభాగముతో కూడిన చిన్న దుకాణం…

كُشْك (في السّوق), مَربَط, يَتوَقّف فَجأة…

স্টল, বড়ো টেবিল ব্যবহার করে বা ছোটো দোকান থেকে প্রকাশ্যে পণ্য বিক্রয়…

kotec, kiosk, stánek…

istal, kios, mogok…

คอกสัคว์, แผงขายของ, หยุดกลางคัน…

ngăn, chuồng, quán…

budka, kiosk, stoisko…

좌판, 마구간, (엔진이) 멎다…

bancarella, cabina, box…

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Meaning of stall in English

stall noun (STORE)

stall noun (SMALL AREA)

stall noun (SEATS)

Idiom

stall verb (ENGINE)

stall verb (DELAY)

stall | Intermediate English

stall verb [I/T] (DELAY)

stall verb [I/T] (STOP WORKING)

stall noun [C] (AREA)

stall | Business English

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