stall, v.
(stalled, stalling, stalls)
freq. cnt. 4
(stalled, stalling, stalls)
freq. cnt. 4
postpone doing what one should be doing
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
dilly-dally dillydally drag one's feet drag one's heels procrastinate shillyshally stall
sample sentences
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"verb frames
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deliberately delay an event or action
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
stall
sample sentences
"she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
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hypernym
come to a stop
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
conk stall
sample sentences
"The car stalled in the driveway"verb frames
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cause an engine to stop
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stall
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"The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"verb frames
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cause an airplane to go into a stall
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stall
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experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
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stall
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put into, or keep in, a stall
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stall