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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

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