Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stall | Yes | No | Yes | No |
conk | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stall (noun) | conk (noun) |
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a tactic used to mislead or delay | informal term for the nose |
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 |
stall (verb) | conk (verb) |
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deliberately delay an event or action | pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain |
come to a stop | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
cause an engine to stop | hit, especially on the head |
cause an airplane to go into a stall | come to a stop |
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes | |
put into, or keep in, a stall | |
postpone doing what one should be doing |