n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : to put into or keep in a stall
2 obsolete : INSTALL 1
3 a : to bring to a standstill : BLOCK especially : MIRE b : to cause (an engine) to stop usually inadvertently c : to cause (an aircraft or airfoil) to go into a stall
intransitive verb
1 : to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure)
2 : to experience a stall in flying