detain vs stall

stall vs detain

detain is not a noun while stall is a noun.

detain and stall both are verbs.

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

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

detain: cause to be slowed down or delayed
stall: deliberately delay an event or action

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

detain (noun)	stall (noun)
	a tactic used to mislead or delay
	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

detain (verb)	stall (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed	deliberately delay an event or action
stop or halt	come to a stop
deprive of freedom; take into confinement	cause an engine to stop
	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

Difference between detain and stall

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