To Stall

1. (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
2. To fatten.
3. (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
4. (transitive) To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
5. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
6. (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
7. (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
8. (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift.
9. (obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
10. (obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
11. (obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
12. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
13. To forestall; to anticipate.
14. To keep close; to keep secret.
15. (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
16. (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics.

Synonyms

• • (transitive): delay, postpone, put off
  • (intransitive): delay, penelopize, procrastinate