Definitions of stall:

• noun:   a tactic used to mislead or delay
• noun:   a booth where articles are displayed for sale
• noun:   a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
• noun:   a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

  Example: "The plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"

• noun:   small area set off by walls for special use
• noun:   small individual study area in a library
• verb:   put into, or keep in, a stall

  Example: "Stall the horse"

• verb:   deliberately delay an event or action

  Example: "She doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

• verb:   come to a stop

  Example: "The car stalled in the driveway"

• verb:   cause an engine to stop

  Example: "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"

• verb:   cause an airplane to go into a stall
• verb:   experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
• verb:   postpone doing what one should be doing
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #12513)