Stall

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NOUN

a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

small area set off by walls for special use

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

small individual study area in a library

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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