[{"word":"stalling","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to stall an ox"},{"definition":"To fatten.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to stall cattle"},{"definition":"To come to a standstill.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to stall a cart"},{"definition":"(of an engine) To stop suddenly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be tired of eating, as cattle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To forestall; to anticipate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To keep close; to keep secret.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To employ delaying tactics against.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He stalled the creditors as long as he could."},{"definition":"To employ delaying tactics.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of a person or thing that stalls.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"repeated stallings of the car engine"},{"definition":"Stabling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stall","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stalling"]}]