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stalling |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stall \Stall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stalled}; p. pr & vb n. {Stalling}.] [Cf. Sw stalla, Dan. stalde.] 1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as to stall an ox Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled. Dryden. 2. To fatten; as to stall cattle. [Prov. Eng.] 3. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. --Shak. 4. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on to set to fix; as to stall a cart. --Burton. His horses had been stalled in the snow. --E. E. Hale. 5. To forestall; to anticipitate Having This not to be stall'd by my report. --Massinger. 6. To keep close to keep secret. [Obs.] Stall this in your bosom. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stalling \Stall"ing\, n. Stabling. --Tennyson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stalling n : a tactic used to mislead or delay [syn: {stall}]
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