Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stall
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stall
Entailment of verb stall
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stall
7 senses of stall
Sense 1
procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
=> delay
Sense 2
stall, conk
=> stop, halt
Sense 3
stall
=> delay, detain, hold up
Sense 4
stall
=> shelter
Sense 5
stall
=> stop, halt
Sense 6
stall
=> stop
Sense 7
stall
=> stop
Familiarity of verb stall
stall used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stall
Sense 1
procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
=> delay
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Sense 2
stall, conk
=> stop, halt
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Sense 3
stall
=> delay, detain, hold up
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Sense 4
stall
=> shelter
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Sense 5
stall
=> stop, halt
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Sense 6
stall
=> stop
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Sense 7
stall
=> stop
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Grep of noun stall
bookstall
coffee stall
fingerstall
footstall
frontstall
headstall
shower stall
stall
stall bar
stalling
stallion
stalls
thumbstall
Overview of noun stall
The noun stall has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (10) stall -- (a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed)
2. (3) booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk -- (small area set off by walls for special use)
3. (2) stall, stand sales booth -- (a booth where articles are displayed for sale)
4. stall -- (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. carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall -- (small individual study area in a library)
6. stall, stalling -- (a tactic used to mislead or delay)
Overview of verb stall
The verb stall has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally -- (postpone doing what one should be doing "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days")
2. (1) stall, conk -- (come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway")
3. (1) stall -- (deliberately delay an event or action "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling")
4. stall -- (put into or keep in a stall)
5. stall -- (experience a stall in flight, of airplanes)
6. stall -- (cause an airplane to go into a stall)
7. stall -- (cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car")
Grep of adj stall
stall-fed
Overview of noun stall
The noun stall has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (10) stall -- (a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed)
2. (3) booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk -- (small area set off by walls for special use)
3. (2) stall, stand sales booth -- (a booth where articles are displayed for sale)
4. stall -- (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. carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall -- (small individual study area in a library)
6. stall, stalling -- (a tactic used to mislead or delay)
Overview of verb stall
The verb stall has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally -- (postpone doing what one should be doing "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days")
2. (1) stall, conk -- (come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway")
3. (1) stall -- (deliberately delay an event or action "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling")
4. stall -- (put into or keep in a stall)
5. stall -- (experience a stall in flight, of airplanes)
6. stall -- (cause an airplane to go into a stall)
7. stall -- (cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car")
stall definition
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