To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
To fatten.
To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
To forestall; to anticipate.
To stop suddenly.
To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
To keep close; to keep secret.
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.
To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
To come to a standstill.
To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
To employ delaying tactics against.
A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
A sheath to protect the finger.
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
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.
A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
A stable; a place for cattle.
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
The space left by excavation between pillars.
A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
To live; reside
To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
To brace or support with a stay or stays
To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
To continue to have a particular quality.
To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
To hold the attention of.
To cause to cease; to put an end to.
To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
To tack; put on the other tack.
Steeply.
Steep; ascending.
Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
(of a roof) Steeply pitched.
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
A corset.
Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
A prop; a support.
A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.