[stawl] 
,| 1. | a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal. |
| 2. | a stable or shed for horses or cattle. |
| 3. | a booth or stand in which merchandise is displayed for sale, or in which some business is carried on (sometimes used in combination): a butcher's stall; a bookstall. |
| 4. | carrel (def. 1). |
| 5. | one of a number of fixed enclosed seats in the choir or chancel of a church for the use of the clergy. |
| 6. | a pew. |
| 7. | any small compartment or booth for a specific activity or housing a specific thing: a shower stall. |
| 8. | a rectangular space marked off or reserved for parking a car or other vehicle, as in a parking lot. |
| 9. | an instance or the condition of causing an engine, or a vehicle powered by an engine, to stop, esp. by supplying it with a poor fuel mixture or by overloading it. |
| 10. | Aeronautics. an instance or the condition of causing an airplane to fly at an angle of attack greater than the angle of maximum lift, causing loss of control and a downward spin. Compare critical angle (def. 2). |
| 11. | a protective covering for a finger or toe, as various guards and sheaths or one finger of a glove. |
| 12. | British. a chairlike seat in a theater, separated from others by arms or rails, esp. one in the front section of the parquet. |
| 13. | to assign to, put, or keep in a stall or stalls, as an animal or a car. |
| 14. | to confine in a stall for fattening, as cattle. |
| 15. | to cause (a motor or the vehicle it powers) to stop, esp. by supplying it with a poor fuel mixture or overloading it. |
| 16. | Aeronautics.
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| 17. | to bring to a standstill; check the progress or motion of, esp. unintentionally. |
| 18. | to cause to stick fast, as in mire or snow. |
| 19. | (of an engine, car, airplane, etc.) to be stalled or go through the process of stalling (sometimes fol. by out). |
| 20. | to come to a standstill; be brought to a stop. |
| 21. | to stick fast, as in mire. |
| 22. | to occupy a stall, as an animal. |
