stall
verb/stɔːl/
/stɔːl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stall | /stɔːl/ /stɔːl/ |
| he / she / it stalls | /stɔːlz/ /stɔːlz/ |
| past simple stalled | /stɔːld/ /stɔːld/ |
| past participle stalled | /stɔːld/ /stɔːld/ |
| -ing form stalling | /ˈstɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈstɔːlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (of a vehicle or an engine) to stop suddenly because of a lack of power or speed; to make a vehicle or an engine do this
- The car stalled and refused to start again.
- I kept stalling.
- stall something I stalled the car three times during my driving test.
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- [intransitive] stall (on/over something) to try to avoid doing something or answering a question so that you have more time
- They are still stalling on the deal.
- ‘What do you mean?’ she asked, stalling for time.
- The opposition party was angered by the Prime Minister’s stalling tactics.
- He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- be currently stalled
- be temporarily stalled
- stall for time
- …
- [transitive] stall somebody to make somebody wait so that you have more time to do something
- See if you can stall her while I finish searching her office.
- [transitive, intransitive] stall (something) to stop something from happening until a later date; to stop making progress
- There have been several attempts to revive the stalled peace plan.
- Discussions have once again stalled.
Extra Examples- Discussions were effectively stalled by the union's refusal to participate.
- The peace process is currently stalled.
- They could stall the process further by asking for a judicial review.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- be currently stalled
- be temporarily stalled
- stall for time
- …
Word OriginOld English steall ‘stable or cattle shed’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stal, also to stand. Early senses of the verb included ‘reside, dwell’ and ‘bring to a halt’.
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