Словарь синонимов английского языка - stall

(v) 1. stop, halt, die, quit, shut down, fail, cease operating, come to a standstill, Colloq conk out* My car stalled in the middle of rush-hour traffic isn't that typical? -(n) 2. compartment, stand, booth, cubicle, alcove, section, space, area, slot, enclosure, quarters; counter, table: Several antiques dealers had hired stalls in the market. 3. shed, pen, cote, fold, coop, sty, corral, enclosure, cowshed, barn, stable: The animals belong in their stalls at night. (v) 1. delay, dawdle, dilly-dally, dally, loiter, lingeb, temporize, equivocate, hesitate, prevaricate, play for time, waste time, stonewall, be obstructive, put (someone or something) off; vacillate, dither, hedge, procrastinate; Brit haver, Colloq beat about the bush, drag one's feet, give (someone) the run-around: He managed to stall for a while before handing over the money. -(n) 2. stalling, delay, hedge, hedging, pretext, subterfuge, wile, trick, ruse, artifice, stratagem, manoeevre, move, stonewalling, obstructionism, playing for time, procrastination, procrastinating, Colloq beating about the bush, run-around, foot-dragging: Her claim that she was dressing was nothing but a stall to give her time to hide the pistol.