stall

• stand, booth; pen, compartment in a stable for an animal; pretext to delay; protective covering for a finger; (airplanes) loss of control, loss of lift; (british) orchestra seats
put into a stable; delay, check the progress of; cause to stop, cause to turn off (of a motor)
if a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops, but may continue at a later time.
if you stall someone, you prevent them from doing something until later, so for example, you have more time to think or to do something else.
if you stall, you try to avoid doing something until later.
when a vehicle stalls or when you accidentally stall it, the engine stops suddenly.
a stall is a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell or information that you want to give to people.
a stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example for a shower; used in american english.
the stalls in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor in front of the stage.