| • | A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal. |
| • | A stable; a place for cattle. |
| • | A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall. |
| • | A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. |
| • | A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving. |
| • | In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc. |
| • | The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post. |
| • | To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. |
| • | To fatten; as, to stall cattle. |
| • | To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. |
| • | To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. |
| • | To forestall; to anticipitate. Having |
| • | To keep close; to keep secret. |
| • | To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. |
| • | To kennel, as dogs. |
| • | To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast. |
| • | To be tired of eating, as cattle. |
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