different between stall vs derail
stall
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /st??l/
- Rhymes: -??l
- (US) IPA(key): /st?l/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /st?l/
Etymology 1
From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).
Noun
stall (plural stalls)
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- Synonym: boose
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
- He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days [...]
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
- A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
- 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest:
- Rabbit eases from the king-size bed, goes into their bathroom with its rose-colored one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower stall, and urinates into the toilet of a matching rose porcelain.
- 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest:
- (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.
- (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- 1910 [1840], Alexandre Dumas, père, translator not mentioned, Celebrated Crimes: Urbain Grandier, P. F. Collier edition,
- When he had been some months installed there as a priest-in-charge, he received a prebendal stall, thanks to the same patrons, in the collegiate church of Sainte-Croix.
- 1910 [1840], Alexandre Dumas, père, translator not mentioned, Celebrated Crimes: Urbain Grandier, P. F. Collier edition,
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- (Canada) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
Derived terms
- deep stall
- shock stall
Translations
Related terms
- stall-fed
- orchestra stalls
Verb
stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- To fatten.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- 1884, Edward Everett Hale, The Fortunes of Rachel:
- His horses had been stalled in the snow.
- 1884, Edward Everett Hale, The Fortunes of Rachel:
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- (intransitive, aviation) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, aviation) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
- (obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
- (obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- 1636, Philip Massinger, The Bashful Lover
- not to be stall'd by my report
- 1636, Philip Massinger, The Bashful Lover
- To keep close; to keep secret.
Derived terms
- forestall
- stall for time
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).
Noun
stall (plural stalls)
- An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
- His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
Translations
Verb
stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics.
- Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
Synonyms
- (transitive): delay, postpone, put off
- (intransitive): delay, penelopize, procrastinate
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “stall”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- talls
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse stallr
Noun
stall m (definite singular stallen, indefinite plural staller, definite plural stallene)
- a stable (building where horses are housed)
Derived terms
- lokomotivstall
References
- “stall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse stallr
Noun
stall m (definite singular stallen, indefinite plural stallar, definite plural stallane)
- a stable (building where horses are housed)
Derived terms
- lokomotivstall
References
- “stall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish stalder, from Old Norse stallr.
Pronunciation
Noun
stall n
- stable, building for housing horses
- a team in certain sports, in particular racing.
- bridge (of a violin etc.)
Declension
Descendants
- ? Finnish: talli
- ? Ingrian: talli
Anagrams
- talls
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse stallr, from Proto-Germanic *stallaz.
Noun
stall m (definite singular stalln, definite plural stalla)
- a stable (building where horses are housed)
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derail
English
Etymology
From French dérailler (“to go off the rails”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d???e?l/, /?di???e?l/
- Rhymes: -e?l
Noun
derail (plural derails)
- A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.
- The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.
- An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
Verb
derail (third-person singular simple present derails, present participle derailing, simple past and past participle derailed)
- (transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.
- (intransitive) To come off the tracks.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To deviate from the previous course or direction.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cause to deviate from a set course or direction.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:derail.
Synonyms
- unrail
Derived terms
- derailment
Translations
Anagrams
- Adriel, Dariel, Lérida, dialer, earlid, laired, railed, re-laid, redial, relaid
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