[fore.stall] vt [ME, fr. forstall act of waylaying, fr. OE foresteall, fr. fore- + steall position, stall] (bef. 12c) 1: to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading persons to raise prices
2. archaic: intercept 3 obs: obstruct, beset
4: to exclude, hinder, or prevent by prior occupation or measures
5: to get ahead of: anticipate syn see prevent -- fore.stall.er n -- fore.stall.ment n