STALL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English steall; akin to Old High German stal place, ~ and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus) place Date: before 12th century 1. a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn, a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle, 2. a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed, a church pew, a front orchestra seat in a theater, a booth, stand, or counter at which articles are displayed for sale, a protective sheath for a finger or toe, a small compartment , II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb to put into or keep in a ~, in~ 1, 3. to bring to a standstill ; block , to cause (an engine) to stop usually inadvertently, to cause (an aircraft or airfoil) to go into a ~, intransitive verb to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure), to experience a ~ in flying, III. noun Date: 1916 the condition of an airfoil or aircraft in which excessive angle of attack causes disruption of airflow with attendant loss of lift, IV. noun Etymology: alteration of stale lure Date: 1846 a ruse to deceive or delay, V. verb Etymology: 4~ Date: 1903 intransitive verb to play for time ; delay , transitive verb to hold off, divert, or delay by evasion or deception