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: --
Fears are growing that a tax increase may stall economic recovery.
Commandos stalled the enemy attack by destroying three bridges.
Japan's economic growth has stalled, with industrial production contracting in June for the fourth straight month.
mainly US The thief broke into the office while his accomplice stalled off the security guard.
I managed to stall him for a few days until I'd got enough money to pay back the loan.
She says she'll give me the money next week but I think she's just stalling (for time).
They constitute a further weakening of the opposition and risk stalling the continued development of the democratic process in the country.
At this stage the wing leading edge droop mechanism started to retract and the aircraft entered the stalling regime.
As so often in the past, he is simply stalling for time.
There should be some comment, even if it is of a stalling nature, in the winding-up speech.
After 16 months, can he say whether he has accepted that, rejected it, or is he still stalling on it?
Both analyses yielded similar findings consistent with what was found in the mean domain score analyses: greater success and less stalling were associated with more salutary trajectories of well-being.
The elevated interstitial fluid pressure, together with the frequent reversions and stalling of the blood flow in the contorted neovasculature, can compromise drug delivery to the glioblastoma tumours (see below).
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.
