单词 | stall |
释义 | stall 2 ![]() n. A ruse or tactic used to mislead or delay. v. stalled, stall·ing, stalls v.tr. To employ delaying tactics against: stall off creditors. v.intr. To employ delaying tactics: stalling for time. [Alteration (influenced by STALL1) of obsolete stale, pickpocket's accomplice, from Middle English, decoy, from Anglo-Norman estale, of Germanic origin; possibly akin to Old English stǣl, stathol, place, position; see STADDLE.] |
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