stall

Definition of stall in English English dictionary: A small open-fronted shop; A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; An altar used in Heathenry, normally for indoor use as opposed to the more substantial outdoor harrow; A very small room used for a shower or a toilet
Rabbit eases from the king-size bed, goes into their bathroom with its rose-colored one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower stall, and urinates into the toilet of a matching rose porcelain.; To employ delaying tactics against
He stalled the creditors as long as he could.; Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded or due to an excessive loss of speed; To come to a standstill; An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay
His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.; To put (an animal etc) in a stall; To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift; A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed; To employ delaying tactics
Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.; deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"; {v} to keep in a stall, live, invest, glut, cloy; {n} a crib for a horse or ox, seat, booth, shed; At low angles of attack, the lift developed by an airfoil or wing will increase with an increase in angle of attack However, there is a maximum angle of attack after which the lift will decrease instead of increase with increasing angle of attack This is know as stall Knowing the stall angle of attack is extremely important for predicting the minimum landing and takeoff speeds of an airplane; When the angle of attack of a wing becomes too high to sustain lift, the wing is said to be stalled; To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast; As you increase the angle of attack (AOA), a wing will produce more lift, but only to a certain point Beyond this point, the wing stops producing lift When this happens, the wing is said to be stalled; That which keeps a pipelined machine from having a full pipe Hazards can cause stalls; Aeroplanes stall in a completely different way to cars: the engine is irrelevant A plane stalls when the wings meet the air at too high an angle The air cannot follow the curved top surface and instead breaks away in eddies and vortices As a result lift ceases to be sufficient to support the plane Due to the physical properties of air, a stall can happen very suddenly A loss of height is the inevitable result To recover, the pilot just has to get the air flowing quickly over the wing again This is easily done by diving for a short distance, which builds up speed However if the aeroplane is within 100 feet of the ground there may not be enough room to recover Sufficient airspeed must always be maintained to avoid a stall Early pilots were very vulnerable to the stall because (a) they did not understand it, (b) they flew slowly and (c) they often stayed low as their aeroplanes had poor climbing ability Press 'Back' to return; When you jump onto something, stop on it for a couple of seconds and jump off Mainly used on ramps or for practicing landing a grind; To be tired of eating, as cattle; The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving; A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy; Work area of a repair shop; See Post and stall, under Post; An offensive player has ten seconds (eight indoors) to throw the disc This is called the stall; State of flight where the wings of an aircraft no longer produce lift In a stalled condition an aircraft cannot fly (see also Lift and Drag); It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides; What your rig does at rush hour in an unfamiliar city on the way to a horse show; The space left by excavation between pillars; cause an airplane to go into a stall; A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall; If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time. The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends. but the peace process stalled Negotiations remained stalled yesterday in New York; a period of time during which a process is for some reason hindered or impossible to accomplish; Loss of lift due to an airfoils critical angle of attack being exceeded; A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox is kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal; a booth where articles are displayed for sale; cause an airplane to go into a stall experience a stall in flight, of airplanes put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse; come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"; Condition where all lift on the wing stops Most often caused by too high of an angle of attack, or not enough throttle This condition is corrected by pitching the nose of the airplane downward to obtain a gentile dive and increase airspeed, or when the plane comes in contact with the ground; A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale; In a centrifugal compressor stage stall is mild form of surge It is the flow at which the stage is no longer making any ratio, but has not surged The flow actually becomes detached from the tips of the impeller rendering it ineffective Stall can be heard as a rumbling in the discharge pipe Running for extended periods of time in stall can cause a impeller blade failure due to vibration and fatigue; What happens when the angle of attack is too great to generate lift regardless of airspeed (Every airfoil has an angle of attack at which it generates maximum lift -- the airfoil will stall beyond this angle); small area set off by walls for special use; To kennel, as dogs; To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install; a tactic used to mislead or delay; A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumb stall; a finger stall; To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart; experience a stall in flight, of airplanes; 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"; To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell; When the wing looses lift The aircraft tends to drop abruptly; The stalls in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage; a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed; A stable; a place for cattle; When the attitude of the glider is too high for the air speed The smooth airflow over the wing becomes turbulent and the wing stops providing lift Just ease the stick forward to recover Ask your friendly instructor for the symptoms of the approaching stall; A stall is a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell, or information that you want to give people. market stalls selling local fruits; {i} stand, booth; pen, compartment in a stable for an animal; pretext to delay; protective covering for a finger; (Airplanes) loss of control, loss of lift; (British) orchestra seats; {f} put into a stable; delay, check the progress of; cause to stop, cause to turn off (of a motor); If you stall someone, you prevent them from doing something until a later time. Shop manager Brian Steel stalled the man until the police arrived; cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"; put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"; a tactic used to mislead or delay a booth where articles are displayed for sale a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed 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"; postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"; Technique used to explain to the bank why your car payment is late; To keep close; to keep secret; loss of lift due to an acute wing angle, often caused by insufficient speed
stall strip: A stall strip is a fixed aerodynamic device employed on fixed-wing aircraft to modify the airfoil used
stall bar: a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises; uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal rungs
stall holder: {i} (British) person who has or operates a stall or booth at market or bazaar
stall off: maneuver in order to get extra time
stall-fed: (of livestock) kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten for the market
cart stall: A stall made from the cart on which the produce for sale was brought to market
whelk stall: A small enterprise which is very simple to run
The Group Executive Committee couldn't run a whelk stall!.
a stall: {n} boose
shock stall: A marked increase in drag and a loss of lift and control on an aircraft approaching the speed of sound
box stall: A large enclosed stall for a single animal
coffee stall: a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night)
shower stall: booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom
stalled: Put or kept in a stall; hence, fatted
stalled: past of stall
stalling: The failure of a team to make a good faith effort to advance the ball Stalling is an ordinary foul No warning is given by the referee
stalling: a tactic used to mislead or delay
stalling: stalling is when a wrestler does not wrestle aggressively; continuously avoids contact with his opponent; plays the edge of the mat; delays the match; prevents his opponent from returning to inbounds area; is not attempting to secure a takedown A wrestler will be warned one time and is penalized on each successive stalling infraction
stalling: What Brendan is doing about the Tradies sponsorship
stalling: present participle of stall
stalling: Stabling
stalling: The turbulent effect of air on the lee side of a sail when trimmed in too far
stalling: The failure of a team to shoot or advance the ball within 35 seconds Stalling is an ordinary foul No warning is given by the referee
stalling: Condition in which the engine merely stops running
stalling: {i} delaying, postponing
stalling: Failing to shoot or advance the ball within 35 seconds An ordinary foul
stalls: plural of stall
stalls: a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
stalls: seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

stall

Turkish pronunciation

stôl

Synonyms

arrest, avoid the issue, beat around the bush, brake, check, die, drag one’s feet, equivocate, fence, filibuster, halt, hamper, hedge, hinder, hold off

Antonyms

advance, allow, further, help

Pronunciation

/ˈstôl/ /ˈstɔːl/

Etymology

[ stol ] (noun.) before 12th century. Old English steall (“standing place, position”). Confer Dutch stal (“cattle shed”), German Stall (“cattle shed”), Old Norse stallr. Cognate with stand.