stall

stall (http://definr.com/stall)

     n 1: a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined
          and fed
     2: small area set off by walls for special use [syn: booth, cubicle,
         kiosk]
     3: a booth where articles are displayed for sale [syn: stand,
         sales booth]
     4: 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"
     5: small individual study area in a library [syn: carrel, carrell,
         cubicle]
     6: a tactic used to mislead or delay [syn: stalling]
     v 1: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to
          write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: procrastinate,
           drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally]
     2: come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" [syn: conk]
     3: deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to
        write the report, so she is stalling"
     4: put into, or keep in, a stall
     5: experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
     6: cause an airplane to go into a stall
     7: cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept
        stalling the car"