stall in WordNet English dictionary

1. small area set off by walls for special use
   booth  cubicle  stall  kiosk 
   
2. small individual study area in a library
   carrel  carrell  cubicle  stall 
   
3. a booth where articles are displayed for sale
   stall  stand  sales booth 
   
4. a tactic used to mislead or delay
   stall  stalling 
   
5. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
   stall 
   
6. seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
   stall 
   
7. 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"
   stall 
   

1. come to a stop
   "The car stalled in the driveway"
   stall  conk 
   
2. postpone doing what one should be doing
   "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
   procrastinate  stall  drag one's feet  drag one's heels  shillyshally  dilly-dally  dillydally 
   
3. deliberately delay an event or action
   "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
   stall 
   
4. cause an engine to stop
   "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
   stall 
   
5. cause an airplane to go into a stall
   stall 
   
6. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
   stall 
   
7. put into, or keep in, a stall
   "Stall the horse"
   stall