Stall

  • 31stall — 01. My car usually [stalls] when I stop at a traffic light. 02. People who aren t used to driving a standard often [stall] when stopping at a light or when changing gears. 03. It really scares me if I [stall] the car on a hill because I m afraid… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 32stall — 1 noun 1 (C) a table or a small shop with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold: a market stall 2 (C) an enclosed area in a building for an animal 3 (countable usually singular) an occasion when an engine stops working: The… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33stall — stall1 [ stɔl ] noun count ** ▸ 1 space for animal ▸ 2 when engine stops ▸ 3 for shower/toilet ▸ 4 for selling ▸ 5 seats in theater etc. ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a narrow space for one animal such as a horse or pig a ) a frame in which a horse waits… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34stall — [[t]stɔ͟ːl[/t]] stalls, stalling, stalled 1) V ERG If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time. [V n] The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the… …

    English dictionary

  • 35stall — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English steall; akin to Old High German stal place, stall and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus) place Date: before 12th century 1. a. a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn b.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36stall — I [[t]stɔl[/t]] n. 1) agr. a compartment, as in a stable, for the accommodation of one animal 2) agr. a stable or shed for horses or cattle 3) a booth or stand in which merchandise is displayed for sale (often used in combination): a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37stall — 1. noun /stɔːl,stɔl,stɑl/ a) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed. He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days... b) A small open fronted shop, for example in a… …

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  • 38stall — Synonyms and related words: Fabian policy, Micawberism, Nissen hut, Quonset hut, acrobatics, aerobatics, alcove, amen corner, anxious bench, anxious seat, area, arrest, artifice, auditorium, backwardness, balcony, banking, barn, be dilatory,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39Stall — der Stall, ä e (Grundstufe) Gebäude für Schweine, Kühe, Pferde usw. Beispiel: Er hat das Pferd in den Stall gebracht. Kollokation: den Stall säubern …

    Extremes Deutsch

  • 40Stall — Stạll der; (e)s, Stäl·le; 1 ein Raum oder Gebäude, in dem man Kühe, Schafe usw hält und füttert <den Stall ausmisten> || K : Stallbursche, Stallgebäude, Stallgeruch, Stallknecht, Stallmagd, Stallmist || K: Hühnerstall, Kaninchenstall,… …

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