0 present participle of stall
1 If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen:
2 to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage:
She says she'll give me the money next week but I think she's just stalling (for time).
I managed to stall him for a few days until I'd got enough money to pay back the loan.
mainly US The thief broke into the office while his accomplice stalled off the security guard.
Japan's economic growth has stalled, with industrial production contracting in June for the fourth straight month.
Commandos stalled the enemy attack by destroying three bridges.
Fears are growing that a tax increase may stall economic recovery.
In a few cases, a complete second unit of living and stalling compartments appears to have been added to a house (figure 3d).
To avoid the problem of stalling acceleration, we introduced a phase delay.
The two remaining groups were similar in their frequencies of succeeding and stalling.
However, consistent preferences among voters have a marked impact on convergence patterns, with convergence rates stalling around the fourth election period.
Some resources come from other than self or spouse and not stalling !
Binding to these proteins is thought to elicit either futile cycles of mismatch repair or replication stalling, which can lead to cell death.
These reforms achieved only moderate results, stalling after a few years.
If the cuttings are not cleared quickly, they will be ground down, reducing drilling efficiency and causing excessive drill bit wear or bit stalling in an extreme case.
