STALL


Meaning of STALL in English

v. & n. --v. 1 intr. play for time when being questioned etc. 2 tr. delay, obstruct, block. --n. an instance of stalling. østall off evade or deceive. [stall pickpocket's confederate, orig. 'decoy' f. AF estal(e), prob. rel. to STALL(1)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.