stalls

n a farm building for housing horses or other livestock n a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed n small area set off by walls for special use n a booth where articles are displayed for sale n a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge n seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater n small individual study area in a library n a tactic used to mislead or delay v postpone doing what one should be doing v come to a stop v deliberately delay an event or action v put into, or keep in, a stall v experience a stall in flight, of airplanes v cause an airplane to go into a stall v cause an engine to stop