stall vs detain

detain vs stall

stall is a noun but detain is not a noun.

stall and detain both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of stall include delay, hold up.

stall (noun)	detain (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

stall (verb)	detain (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	deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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 stall and detain

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