stall

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
2. isim A stable; a place for cattle.

   “His Fellow ſought what Lodging he could find: At laſt he found a Stall where oxen ſtood, And that he rather choſe than lie abroad.”

3. isim A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.

   “Now he goes on, and ſings of fairs and ſhows, For ſtill new fairs before his eyes aroſe. How pedlars' ſtalls with glitt'ring toys are laid, The various fairings of the country maid.”

4. isim A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.

   “He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days [...]”

5. isim A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.

   “Rabbit eases from the king-size bed, goes into their bathroom with its rose-colored one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower stall, and urinates into the toilet of a matching rose porcelain.”

6. isim 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. isim An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.

   “In a private rite, a ring is drawn on the ground around a harrow or before an indoor stall.”

8. isim A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
9. isim A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.

   “He had battled like a man, and gotten a man's reward — no silver tea-pots or salvers, with flowery inscriptions setting forth his virtues and the appreciation of a genteel parish; no fat living or stall, for which he never looked, and didn't care; […]”

10. isim A sheath to protect the finger.
11. isim The space left by excavation between pillars.
12. isim A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
13. isim Synonym of stallsman (“an accomplice”).

    “The "super" or watch is passed to a stall, who hurries away, while the "dip" continues on the car. No sign of recognition passes between the members of the mob when at work.”

14. fiil To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.

    “to stall an ox”

15. fiil To fatten.

    “to stall cattle”

16. fiil To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.

    “I must perforce Haue ſhewne to thee ſuch a declining day, Or looke on thine: we could not ſtall together In the whole world.”

17. fiil To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.

    “Deck'd in thy rights , as thou art stall'd in mine”

18. fiil To forestall; to anticipate.

    “This is not to be staled by my report, This only must be told: […]”

19. fiil To keep close; to keep secret.

    “You haue diſcharg'd this honeſtlie, keepe it to your ſelfe, […] praie you leaue mee, ſtall this in your boſome, and I thanke you for your honeſt care: I will ſpeake with you further anon.”

20. isim An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.

    “His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.”

21. isim Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.

    “The only way to account for it is a structural breakup in flight, a stall, a spin, a death spiral as we call it.”

22. fiil To employ delaying tactics against.

    “He stalled the creditors as long as he could.”

23. fiil To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.

    “Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.”

24. fiil To come to a standstill.

    “On the long 1 in 100 ascent from Staveley to Heath she nearly stalled, and having taken 67¼ min. to cover the 38.2 miles to Nottingham instead of the 51 min. scheduled she gave up the ghost, and came off the train.”

25. fiil To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.

    “Long stretches of the railroad south from Hankow were torn up by bombs from Chennault’s planes, and their attacks limited traffic to nighttime on the parallel Hsiang River. The combined efforts of the Chinese troops at Heng-yang and Chennault’s pilots effectively stalled the Japanese advance.”

26. fiil To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
27. fiil To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.

    “The pilot stalled the plane by pulling the nose up too high at a slow airspeed.”

28. fiil To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.

    “to stall a cart”

29. fiil To stop suddenly.
30. fiil To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.