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Meaning of stall in English

stall
noun
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/stɔːl/ us
/stɑːl/

stall noun (SHOP)

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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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stall noun (SMALL AREA)

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a small closed area within a farm building in which there is space for one animal to be kept
 
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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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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.
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(US the orchestra)
the seats on the main floor of a theatre or cinema, not at a higher level:
As he came onto the stage, a woman threw flowers from the stalls.
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stall
verb
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/stɔːl/ us
/stɑːl/

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 got 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 | American Dictionary

stall
verb [ I/T ]
us
/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 ]
us
/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.
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stall | Business English

stall
verb
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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 ]
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uk
/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.
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Examples of stall

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The previously-mentioned use of the wood of their stalls as a substitute is adequate grounds for the second complaint.
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The market traders rent stalls from the market manager, and usually occupy the same stalls on the same days.
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A draft bill stalled for weeks owing to lack of resources.
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The sources used are registrations of the letting of market stalls, guild regulations, tax registers and baptism, marriage and burial registers.
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If drought and agricultural depression stalled enclosure in the mid-1890s, the onset of the rinderpest epizootic in 1896 lent it a new urgency.
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In one case she" stalled" an order for multiple copies of a book, although this seems subsequently to have been allowed to pass.
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Nevertheless, insufficient support was forthcoming and by the project had stalled.
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Proposed improvements in bank regulatory oversight, stalled before the crisis, were now rammed through.
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During the days of faeces collection, the straw bedding was removed from the stalls.
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All types of units were eligible for inclusion: restaurants, food stalls and pushcarts.
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Growth in the first few years was very steep, then stalled, but then rebound after the 2005 legislative changes.
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To avoid the problem of stalling acceleration, we introduced a phase delay.
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The front row of the stalls on a first night, has a character of its own.
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The model stalled about the same time as research on multiple equilibria did.
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The contract for £450 sterling to ' repair ' the king's chapel records that 'desks, stalls, lofts and other necessaries ' were to be inserted.
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Collocations with 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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Translations of stall

in Chinese (Traditional)
商店, 貨攤，攤位, 販賣處…
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商店, 货摊，摊位, 售货亭…
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puesto, compartimiento, cabina…
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barraca, banca, baia…
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मोठे टेबल किंवा छोटे दुकान ज्याच्या समोरचा भाग मोकळा असतो ज्याच्यावरून वस्तु बाजारात विकतात…
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露店, 出店, （トイレやシャワーなどの）小個室…
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satıcı sergisi, tezgâh, tabla…
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stalle [feminine], étal [masculine], cabine [feminine]…
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parada, caseta, barraca…
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hok, stalletje, afslaan…
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ஒரு பெரிய அட்டவணை அல்லது திறந்த முன் கொண்ட ஒரு சிறிய கடை, அதில் இருந்து பொது இடத்தில் பொருட்கள் விற்கப்படுகின்றன…
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स्टाल, छोटी दुकान, खुले में सामान बेचने की दुकान…
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નાનકડી દુકાન…
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bås, -bås, stand…
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spilta, bås, stånd…
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gerai, terhenti, hilang kawalan…
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die Box, der Stand, absterben…
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stall [masculine], binge [masculine], bås [masculine]…
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اسٹال (عوامی جگہوں پر عارضی نوعیت کی چھوٹی دکان)…
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стійло, прилавок, ларьок…
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лоток, палатка, кабина…
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దుకాణం, ఒక పెద్ద టేబుల్ లేక బహిరంగ ప్రదేశంలో వస్తువులను విక్రయించే తెరిచి ఉన్న ముందుభాగముతో కూడిన చిన్న దుకాణం…
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كُشْك (في السّوق), مَربَط, يَتوَقّف فَجأة…
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স্টল, বড়ো টেবিল ব্যবহার করে বা ছোটো দোকান থেকে প্রকাশ্যে পণ্য বিক্রয়…
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kotec, kiosk, stánek…
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istal, kios, mogok…
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คอกสัคว์, แผงขายของ, หยุดกลางคัน…
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ngăn, chuồng, quán…
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budka, kiosk, stoisko…
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좌판, 마구간, (엔진이) 멎다…
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bancarella, cabina, box…
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