delay vs stall

delay and stall both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delay	Yes	No	Yes	No
stall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stall is a hyponym of delay; that is, stall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delay:

Other hyponyms of delay include stonewall, catch, buy time.

As verbs, stall is a hyponym of delay; that is, stall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delay:

delay (noun)	stall (noun)
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time	a tactic used to mislead or delay
time during which some action is awaited	small area set off by walls for special use
	a booth where articles are displayed for sale
	small individual study area in a library
	a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
	seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
	a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

delay (verb)	stall (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed	deliberately delay an event or action
stop or halt	come to a stop
slow the growth or development of	cause an engine to stop
act later than planned, scheduled, or required	cause an airplane to go into a stall
	experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
	put into, or keep in, a stall
	postpone doing what one should be doing