Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stall | Yes | No | Yes | No |
halt | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
stall (noun) | halt (noun) |
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a tactic used to mislead or delay | an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement |
small area set off by walls for special use | the event of something ending |
a booth where articles are displayed for sale | the state of inactivity following an interruption |
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 (adjective) | halt (adjective) |
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disabled in the feet or legs |
stall (verb) | halt (verb) |
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deliberately delay an event or action | stop the flow of a liquid |
come to a stop | come to a halt, stop moving |
cause an engine to stop | cause to come to an abrupt stop |
cause an airplane to go into a stall | stop from happening or developing |
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes | |
put into, or keep in, a stall | |
postpone doing what one should be doing |