(v. i.) A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or
place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or
the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal.
(v. i.) A stable; a place for cattle.
(v. i.) A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed
for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
(v. i.) A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise
are exposed for sale.
(v. i.) A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the
officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the
back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and
elaborate carving.
(v. i.) In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly
inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
(v. i.) The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post
and stall, under Post.
(v. t.) To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or
stalls; as, to stall an ox.
(v. t.) To fatten; as, to stall cattle.
(v. t.) To place in an office with the customary formalities; to
install.
(v. t.) To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get
on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart.
(v. t.) To forestall; to anticipitate. Having
(v. t.) To keep close; to keep secret.
(v. i.) To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell.
(v. i.) To kennel, as dogs.
(v. i.) To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
(v. i.) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
