stall
verb
uk/stɔːl/ us [ I or T ]
if a process or system stalls or something stalls it, it suddenly stops developing or making progress:
Japan's economic growth has stalled.
Contract negotiations between management and the union have stalled again.
I don't believe there was a deliberate plan to stall the process.
[ I ]
if someone stalls, they do not answer a question immediately or continue a discussion, in order to give themselves more time to think:
"I have to look it up on my machine at home," he said stalling for time.
stall
noun [ C ]
COMMERCE uk/stɔːl/ usa table or structure from which someone sells things on the street or in an outdoor market:
She set up a stall at the fair to sell her jewelery.
A long row of market stalls was filled with every kind of food you could imagine.