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stallnoun

uk/stɔːl/us/stɑːl/

stall noun (SHOP)

B1 [ C ] a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place:

In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.

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  • He runs a fruit and vegetable stall in the market.
  • She runs a stall in the market.
  • The stall sells drinks and snacks.
  • The gaily striped awnings of the little shops and market stalls made an attractive scene.
  • Some displayed their wares on stalls, while others had just spread them out on the pavement.

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Shops & auctions

  • army disposals store
  • army surplus store
  • army-navy store
  • art gallery
  • auction
  • department store
  • discount store
  • discount warehouse
  • druggist
  • drugstore
  • megastore
  • milk bar
  • newsagent
  • newsstand
  • off-licence
  • superstore
  • swap meet
  • sweet shop
  • tabletop sale
  • tag sale

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stall noun (SMALL AREA)

[ C ] a small closed area within a farm building in which there is space for one animal to be kept

[ C ] a small area of a room that is separated from the main part of the room by walls or curtains:

There was one bathroom with a shower stall in the corner.

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Animal Dwellings - man-made

  • apiary
  • aquarium
  • aviary
  • birdcage
  • birdhouse
  • cage
  • doghouse
  • dovecote
  • fish tank
  • fishbowl
  • fold
  • goldfish bowl
  • hive
  • nesting box
  • pigeon loft
  • pigpen
  • pigsty
  • sanctuary
  • stabling
  • sty

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Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls

stall noun (SEATS)

the stalls [ plural ]

rows of fixed seats in a church, often with the sides and backs connected

UK US the orchestra the seats on the main floor of a theatre or cinema, not at a higher level

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circle noun
gallery

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Chairs & seats

  • -seater
  • armchair
  • armrest
  • banquette
  • bar stool
  • beach chair
  • beanbag
  • booster seat
  • easy chair
  • footstool
  • front seat
  • high chair
  • living room suite
  • perch
  • rocker
  • rocking chair
  • sag bag
  • seating
  • stool
  • window seat

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Theatre auditorium & front-of-house

stallverb

uk/stɔːl/us/stɑːl/

stall verb (ENGINE)

[ I or T ] If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen:

A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly.
I stalled the car twice during my driving test but still managed to pass.

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Machines - not functioning

  • burn
  • cut
  • deactivate
  • dead
  • defunct
  • fritz
  • ghost
  • give up the ghost idiom
  • go down
  • haywire
  • on the blink idiom
  • out of commission idiom
  • seize
  • shudder
  • shut
  • shut (sth) off
  • stop
  • unusable
  • whack
  • wrong

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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles

stall verb (DELAY)

[ I ] to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage:

She says she'll give me the money next week but I think she's just stalling (for time).

[ T ] If you stall a person, you delay them or prevent them from doing something for a period of time:

I managed to stall him for a few days until I'd got enough money to pay back the loan.
mainly US The thief broke into the office while his accomplice stalled off the security guard.

[ I ] to stop making progress:

Japan's economic growth has stalled, with industrial production contracting in June for the fourth straight month.

[ T ] If you stall an event, you delay it or prevent it from making progress:

Commandos stalled the enemy attack by destroying three bridges.
Fears are growing that a tax increase may stall economic recovery.

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Delaying and wasting time

  • ado
  • be on ice idiom
  • bugger
  • bugger about
  • bugger sb about
  • carry
  • hold
  • hold sb over
  • hold sb/sth back
  • hold sb/sth up
  • hold up
  • ice
  • kick
  • push
  • retard
  • retardation
  • set sth/sb back
  • shelve
  • sit
  • sit on sth

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