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- [stawl]
- /stɔl/
- /stɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stawl]
- /stɔl/
Definitions of stalled word
- noun stalled a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive. 1
- noun stalled Underworld Slang. the member of a pickpocket's team who distracts the victim long enough for the theft to take place. Compare wire (def 11). 1
- noun stalled Sports. slowdown (def 3). 1
- verb with object stalled to delay or put off, especially by evasion or deception (often followed by off): He stalled the police for 15 minutes so his accomplice could get away. 1
- verb without object stalled to delay, especially by evasion or deception. 1
- verb without object stalled Sports. to prolong holding the ball as a tactic to prevent the opponent from scoring, as when one's team has the lead. Compare freeze (def 31). 1
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Origin of stalled
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English steall; cognate with German Stall, Old Norse stallr; akin to Old English stellan, German stellen to put, place
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Parts of speech for Stalled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stalled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stalled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stalled
adj stalled
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- at rest — not moving; still
- deferred — withheld over a certain period; postponed
- disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- immotile — not able to move; not motile.
noun stalled
- alibied — Simple past tense and past participle of alibi.
- chicaned — Simple past tense and past participle of chicane.
- consociated — Simple past tense and past participle of consociate.
- countered — in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
- cribbed — Of or pertaining to a crib, or things in a crib.
verb stalled
- craned — any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- eluded — Simple past tense and past participle of elude.
- filibustered — Simple past tense and past participle of filibuster.
- fudged — a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page.
- jived — swing music or early jazz.
adjective stalled
- deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- gridlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
Antonyms for stalled
verb stalled
- whished — Simple past tense and past participle of whish.
Top questions with stalled
- why has my weight loss stalled?
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