<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal</li><li>a stable or shed for horses or cattle</li><li>a booth or stand in which merchandise is displayed for sale, or in which some business is carried on</li><li>one of a number of fixed enclosed seats in the choir or chancel of a church for the use of the clergy</li><li>any small compartment or booth for a specific activity or housing a specific thing</li><li>a rectangular space marked off or reserved for parking a car or other vehicle</li><li>an instance or the condition of causing an engine, or a vehicle powered by an engine, to stop</li><li>an instance or the condition of causing an aircraft to fly at an angle of attack greater than the angle of maximum lift</li><li>a protective covering for a finger or toe</li><li>a chairlike seat in a theater, separated from others by arms or rails</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>to assign to, put, or keep in a stall or stalls</li><li>to confine in a stall for fattening, as cattle</li><li>to cause (a motor or the vehicle it powers) to stop</li><li>to put (an aircraft) into a stall</li><li>to bring to a standstill; check the progress or motion of, especially unintentionally</li><li>to cause to stick fast, as in mire or snow</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>(of an engine, car, aircraft, etc.) to be stalled or go through the process of stalling</li><li>to come to a standstill; be brought to a stop</li></ul>