noun
a tactic used to mislead or delay
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verb
postpone doing what one should be doing
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- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
verb
come to a stop
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- The car stalled in the driveway
verb
deliberately delay an event or action
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- she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
verb
put into, or keep in, a stall
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- Stall the horse
verb
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
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verb
cause an airplane to go into a stall
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verb
cause an engine to stop
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- The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car