Synonyms of stall

1. stall, compartment: usage: a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
2. booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk, closet: usage: small area set off by walls for special use
3. stall, stand, sales booth, booth: usage: a booth where articles are displayed for sale
4. stall, malfunction: usage: 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. stall, seating, seats, seating room, seating area: usage: seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
6. carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall, alcove, bay: usage: small individual study area in a library
7. stall, stalling, obstruction: usage: a tactic used to mislead or delay

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