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Stall vs. Tall — What's the Difference?

Stall vs. Tall — What's the Difference?

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Stall

A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.

Tall

Of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width
A tall, broad-shouldered man
A tall glass of iced tea

Stall

A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.

Tall

Having greater than ordinary height
A tall woman.

Stall

A small compartment
A shower stall.
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Tall

Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty
Tall trees.

Stall

An enclosed seat in the chancel of a church.

Tall

Having a specified height
A plant three feet tall.

Stall

A pew in a church.

Tall

(Informal) Fanciful or exaggerated; boastful
Tall tales of heroic exploits.

Stall

Chiefly British A seat in the front part of a theater.

Tall

Impressively great or difficult
A tall order to fill.

Stall

A space marked off, as in a garage, for parking a motor vehicle.

Tall

(Obsolete) Excellent; fine.

Stall

A protective sheath for a finger or toe.

Tall

With proud bearing; straight
Stand tall.

Stall

The sudden, unintended loss of power or effectiveness in an engine.

Tall

(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
Being tall is an advantage in basketball.

Stall

A condition in which an aircraft or airfoil experiences an interruption of airflow resulting in loss of lift and a tendency to drop.

Tall

(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.

Stall

A ruse or tactic used to mislead or delay.

Tall

(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.

Stall

To put or lodge in a stall.

Tall

Smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces (~ 230 ml).

Stall

To maintain in a stall for fattening
To stall cattle.

Tall

(obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.

Stall

To halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill.

Tall

(obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.

Stall

To cause (a motor or motor vehicle) accidentally to stop running.

Tall

(obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.

Stall

To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.

Tall

(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

Stall

To live or be lodged in a stall. Used of an animal.

Tall

Someone or something that is tall.

Stall

To stick fast in mud or snow.

Tall

A clothing size for taller people.
Do you have this in a tall?

Stall

To come to a standstill
Negotiations stalled.

Tall

A tall serving of a drink, especially one from Starbucks, which contains 12 ounces.

Stall

To stop running as a result of mechanical failure
The car stalled on the freeway.

Tall

High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast.
Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall.

Stall

To lose forward flying speed, causing a stall. Used of an aircraft.

Tall

Brave; bold; courageous.
As tall a trenchermanAs e'er demolished a pye fortification.
His companions, being almost in despair of victory, were suddenly recomforted by Sir William Stanley, which came to succors with three thousand tall men.

Stall

To employ delaying tactics against
Stall off creditors.

Tall

Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive.

Stall

To employ delaying tactics
Stalling for time.

Tall

Great in vertical dimension; high in stature;
Tall people
Tall buildings
Tall trees
Tall ships

Stall

(countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.

Tall

Lofty in style;
He engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying

Stall

A stable; a place for cattle.

Tall

Impressively difficult;
A tall order

Stall

A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.

Tall

Too improbable to admit of belief;
A tall story

Stall

(countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.

Stall

A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.

Stall

(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.

Stall

(Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.

Stall

A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.

Stall

A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.

Stall

A sheath to protect the finger.

Stall

(mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.

Stall

(Canadian) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.

Stall

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.

Stall

(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.

Stall

(transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
To stall an ox

Stall

To fatten.
To stall cattle

Stall

(obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.

Stall

To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.

Stall

To forestall; to anticipate.

Stall

To keep close; to keep secret.

Stall

(transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
He stalled the creditors as long as he could.

Stall

(intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.

Stall

(intransitive) To come to a standstill.

Stall

(transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.

Stall

To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.

Stall

To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
The pilot stalled the plane by pulling the nose up too high at a slow airspeed.

Stall

To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
To stall a cart

Stall

To stop suddenly.

Stall

To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.

Stall

(obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.

Stall

(obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.

Stall

A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox is kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal.

Stall

A stable; a place for cattle.
At last he found a stall where oxen stood.

Stall

A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.

Stall

A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid.

Stall

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.
The dignified clergy, out of humility, have called their thrones by the names of stalls.
Loud the monks sang in their stalls.

Stall

In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.

Stall

The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post.

Stall

A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumb stall; a finger stall.
Cries the stall reader, "Bless us! what a word onA titlepage is this!"

Stall

To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox.
Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled.

Stall

To fatten; as, to stall cattle.

Stall

To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.

Stall

To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart.
His horses had been stalled in the snow.

Stall

To forestall; to anticipate.
This is not to be stall'd by my report.

Stall

To keep close; to keep secret.
Stall this in your bosom.

Stall

To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell.
We could not stall togetherIn the whole world.

Stall

To kennel, as dogs.

Stall

To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.

Stall

To be tired of eating, as cattle.

Stall

A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

Stall

Small area set off by walls for special use

Stall

A booth where articles are displayed for sale

Stall

A malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge;
The plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it

Stall

Small individual study area in a library

Stall

A tactic used to mislead or delay

Stall

Postpone doing what one should be doing;
He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

Stall

Come to a stop;
The car stalled in the driveway

Stall

Deliberately delay an event or action;
She doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling

Stall

Put into, or keep in, a stall;
Stall the horse

Stall

Experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

Stall

Cause an airplane to go into a stall

Stall

Cause an engine to stop;
The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car

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