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...
Rabbit eases from the king-size bed, goes into their bathroom with its rose-colored one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower stall, and urinates into the toilet of a matching rose porcelain.
See Also: stall-fed, orchestra stalls
2. verb /stɔːl,stɔl,stɑl/
a) To put (an animal etc) in a stall.
He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
b) To come to a standstill.
Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
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