stall vs delay

stall and delay both are nouns.

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

As verbs, delay is a hypernym of stall; that is, delay is a word with a broader meaning than stall:

Other hypernyms of stall include detain, hold up.

As verbs, delay is a hypernym of stall; that is, delay is a word with a broader meaning than stall:

stall (noun)	delay (noun)
a tactic used to mislead or delay	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
small area set off by walls for special use	time during which some action is awaited
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)	delay (verb)
deliberately delay an event or action	cause to be slowed down or delayed
come to a stop	stop or halt
cause an engine to stop	slow the growth or development of
cause an airplane to go into a stall	act later than planned, scheduled, or required
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
put into, or keep in, a stall
postpone doing what one should be doing