(ש"ע) השהיה; הזדקרות

(פ') להכניס לאורווה; לעצור; לכבות; לדחות; להתחמק

n. delaying, postponing

v. put into a stable; delay, check the progress of; cause to stop, cause to turn off (of a motor)

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Noun
1. a tactic used to mislead or delay
(synonym) stall
(hypernym) obstruction
(hyponym) stonewalling
(derivation) stall

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Noun
1. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
(hypernym) compartment
(part-holonym) stable, stalls, horse barn
2. small area set off by walls for special use
(synonym) booth, cubicle, kiosk
(hypernym) closet
(hyponym) confessional
3. a booth where articles are displayed for sale
(synonym) stand, sales booth
(hypernym) booth
(hyponym) coffee stall
4. 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"
(hypernym) malfunction
5. small individual study area in a library
(synonym) carrel, carrell, cubicle
(hypernym) alcove, bay
(part-holonym) library, depository library
6. a tactic used to mislead or delay
(synonym) stalling
(hypernym) obstruction
(hyponym) stonewalling

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Verb
1. postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
(synonym) procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
(hypernym) delay
(hyponym) procrastinate
(derivation) stalling
2. come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
(synonym) conk
(hypernym) stop, halt
(classification) driving
3. deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
(hypernym) delay, detain, hold up
(derivation) stalling
4. put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
(hypernym) shelter
5. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
(hypernym) stop, halt
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
6. cause an airplane to go into a stall
(hypernym) stop
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
7. cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
(hypernym) stop

n. stabling

v. zastavit (se); zdržovat; oddalovat; protahovat