Stalled vs. Stopped — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Stalled and Stopped
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Definitions
Stalled➦
Stalled is a 2013 British zombie comedy film directed by Christian James. It stars Dan Palmer, who also wrote the screenplay, as a man confined to a bathroom stall after zombies attack.
Stopped➦
To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up
The tea leaves stopped the drain.
Stalled➦
A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
Stopped➦
To constrict (an opening or orifice)
My nose is stopped up.
Stalled➦
A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
Stopped➦
To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).
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Stalled➦
A small compartment
A shower stall.
Stopped➦
To prevent the flow or passage of
Stop supplies from getting through.
Stalled➦
An enclosed seat in the chancel of a church.
Stopped➦
To halt the motion or progress of
Stopped me and asked directions.
Stalled➦
A pew in a church.
Stopped➦
To block or deflect (a blow, for example); parry or ward off.
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Stalled➦
Chiefly British A seat in the front part of a theater.
Stopped➦
To be or get in the way of (a bullet or other missile); be killed or wounded by.
Stalled➦
A space marked off, as in a garage, for parking a motor vehicle.
Stopped➦
To cause to desist or to change a course of action
The rain stopped us from continuing the argument.
Stalled➦
A protective sheath for a finger or toe.
Stopped➦
To prevent or restrain
An invitation to dinner stopped him from going to the movies.
Stalled➦
The sudden, unintended loss of power or effectiveness in an engine.
Stopped➦
To discontinue or cease
He stopped his complaining.
Stalled➦
A condition in which an aircraft or airfoil experiences an interruption of airflow resulting in loss of lift and a tendency to drop.
Stopped➦
To defeat (an opponent or opposing team).
Stalled➦
A ruse or tactic used to mislead or delay.
Stopped➦
To defeat in boxing by a knockout or technical knockout.
Stalled➦
To put or lodge in a stall.
Stopped➦
To order a bank to withhold payment of
Stopped the check.
Stalled➦
To maintain in a stall for fattening
To stall cattle.
Stopped➦
To press down (a string on a stringed instrument) on the fingerboard to produce a desired pitch.
Stalled➦
To halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill.
Stopped➦
To close (a hole on a wind instrument) with the finger in sounding a desired pitch.
Stalled➦
To cause (a motor or motor vehicle) accidentally to stop running.
Stopped➦
To cease moving, progressing, acting, or operating; come to a halt
The clock stopped in the night.
Stalled➦
To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.
Stopped➦
To put an end to what one is doing; cease
Had to stop at an exciting place in the book.
Stalled➦
To live or be lodged in a stall. Used of an animal.
Stopped➦
To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off
Stop by at a friend's house.
Stop in at the office.
Stop off at the gas station.
Stalled➦
To stick fast in mud or snow.
Stopped➦
The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped
Can't you put a stop to all this ruckus? Production is at a stop.
Stalled➦
To come to a standstill
Negotiations stalled.
Stopped➦
A halt or stay, as on a trip
We made a stop in Austin.
Stalled➦
To stop running as a result of mechanical failure
The car stalled on the freeway.
Stopped➦
A place at which someone or something stops
A regular stop on my delivery route.
A bus stop.
Stalled➦
To lose forward flying speed, causing a stall. Used of an aircraft.
Stopped➦
A device or means that obstructs, blocks, or plugs up.
Stalled➦
To employ delaying tactics against
Stall off creditors.
Stopped➦
An order given to a bank to withhold payment on a check.
Stalled➦
To employ delaying tactics
Stalling for time.
Stopped➦
A stop order.
Stalled➦
Simple past tense and past participle of stall
Stopped➦
A part in a mechanism that stops or regulates movement.
Stalled➦
Put or kept in a stall; hence, fatted.
Stopped➦
The effective aperture of a lens, controlled by a diaphragm.
Stopped➦
A mark of punctuation, especially a period.
Stopped➦
The act of stopping a string or hole on an instrument.
Stopped➦
A fret on a stringed instrument.
Stopped➦
A hole on a wind instrument.
Stopped➦
A device such as a key for closing the hole on a wind instrument.
Stopped➦
A tuned set of pipes, as in an organ.
Stopped➦
A knob, key, or pull that regulates such a set of pipes.
Stopped➦
(Nautical) A line used for securing something temporarily
A sail stop.
Stopped➦
(Linguistics) One of a set of speech sounds that is a plosive or a nasal.
Stopped➦
A plosive.
Stopped➦
The depression between the muzzle and top of the skull of an animal, especially a dog.
Stopped➦
(Sports) A save made by a goalie.
Stopped➦
(Games) A stopper.
Stopped➦
(Architecture) A projecting stone, often carved, at the end of a molding.
Stopped➦
A control mechanism on an audio or video player that causes a recording to stop playing.
Stopped➦
Of, relating to, or being of use at the end of an operation or activity
A stop code.
Stopped➦
Simple past tense and past participle of stop
Stopped➦
(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
We were stopped for more than three hours!
They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
Stopped➦
(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
A stopped clock is right twice a day.
Stopped➦
(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
Stopped➦
(of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
Stopped➦
(phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
Stopped➦
Made by complete closure of the mouth organs; shut; - said of certain consonants (p, b, t, d, etc.).
Stopped➦
Used of string or hole or pipe of instruments
Stopped➦
(of a nose) blocked;
A stopped (or stopped-up) nose