stall
I
verb
arrest, avert, bar, block, bog, break down, bring to a standstill, check, dally, dawdle, defer, delay, detain, dillydally, disable, filibuster, halt, hamper, hinder, hold up, impede, incapacitate, inhibit, interrupt, keep back, lag, linger, obstruct, paralyze, postpone, procrastinate, put off, render powerless, retard, stabulare, stalemate, still, stop, take time, temporize, ward off
associated concepts: dilatory motions
II
index
arrest (stop), balk, block, chamber (compartment), clog, constrict (inhibit), continue (adjourn), debar, defer (put off), delay (noun), delay (verb), detain (restrain), disadvantage, extension (postponement), hold up (delay), impasse, inconvenience, obstruct, pause, postpone, procrastinate, remit (relax), stand (witness' place in court), stem (check), stop, store (business), suspend
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006