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stall

Pronunciation: /stɔːl/

The English word “stall” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
  2. A stable; a place for cattle.
  3. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
  4. A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
  5. A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
  6. A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
  7. An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
  8. A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
  9. A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
  10. A sheath to protect the finger.
  11. The space left by excavation between pillars.
  12. A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
  13. Synonym of stallsman (“an accomplice”).
  14. An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.

verb

  1. To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
  2. To fatten.
  3. To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
  4. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
  5. To forestall; to anticipate.
  6. To keep close; to keep secret.

Etymology

From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”). Cognate with French étal, Italian stallo, German Stall, Swedish stall.

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