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- pronunciation:
- stawl
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
stalls, stalling, stalled |
| definition 1: |
to employ evasion or other delaying maneuvers.
Quit stalling and answer the question.- synonyms:
- delay, temporize
- similar words:
- dawdle, dilly-dally, equivocate, evade, filibuster, hem and haw, hesitate, linger, procrastinate, stonewall
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| definition 2: |
in sports, to strategically slow the pace of a game.
The other side received a penalty for stalling.- similar words:
- delay
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| related words: |
balk, defer, hang, tarry |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to delay, hinder, or cause to proceed only minimally.
He stalled the investigation by claiming to be very ill.- synonyms:
- delay, hinder, impede, slow, stonewall
- similar words:
- block, bog down, filibuster, hobble, interrupt, obstruct, paralyze, postpone
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| related words: |
balk, check, stop, suspend, wait |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an evasion or other delaying maneuver.
Calling in to say he had a flat tire was just a stall to buy him some more time.- synonyms:
- evasion
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| definition 2: |
in some sports, a strategic slowing of the pace of a game.
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| related words: |
obstruction |
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