Stall
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NOUN
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
a tactic used to mislead or delay
VERB
postpone doing what one should be doing
come to a stop
deliberately delay an event or action
put into, or keep in, a stall
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
cause an airplane to go into a stall
cause an engine to stop
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