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stall
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /st??l/
- Rhymes: -??l
- (US) IPA(key): /st?l/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /st?l/
Etymology 1
From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).
Noun
stall (plural stalls)
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- Synonym: boose
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
- He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days [...]
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
- A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
- 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest:
- Rabbit eases from the king-size bed, goes into their bathroom with its rose-colored one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower stall, and urinates into the toilet of a matching rose porcelain.
- 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest:
- (countable) 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.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.
- (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- 1910 [1840], Alexandre Dumas, père, translator not mentioned, Celebrated Crimes: Urbain Grandier, P. F. Collier edition,
- When he had been some months installed there as a priest-in-charge, he received a prebendal stall, thanks to the same patrons, in the collegiate church of Sainte-Croix.
- 1910 [1840], Alexandre Dumas, père, translator not mentioned, Celebrated Crimes: Urbain Grandier, P. F. Collier edition,
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- (Canada) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
Derived terms
- deep stall
- shock stall
Translations
Related terms
- stall-fed
- orchestra stalls
Verb
stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- To fatten.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) 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.
- 1884, Edward Everett Hale, The Fortunes of Rachel:
- His horses had been stalled in the snow.
- 1884, Edward Everett Hale, The Fortunes of Rachel:
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- (intransitive, aviation) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, aviation) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
- (obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
- (obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- 1636, Philip Massinger, The Bashful Lover
- not to be stall'd by my report
- 1636, Philip Massinger, The Bashful Lover
- To keep close; to keep secret.
Derived terms
- forestall
- stall for time
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).
Noun
stall (plural stalls)
- An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
- His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
Translations
Verb
stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics.
- Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
Synonyms
- (transitive): delay, postpone, put off
- (intransitive): delay, penelopize, procrastinate
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “stall”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- talls
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse stallr
Noun
stall m (definite singular stallen, indefinite plural staller, definite plural stallene)
- a stable (building where horses are housed)
Derived terms
- lokomotivstall
References
- “stall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse stallr
Noun
stall m (definite singular stallen, indefinite plural stallar, definite plural stallane)
- a stable (building where horses are housed)
Derived terms
- lokomotivstall
References
- “stall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish stalder, from Old Norse stallr.
Pronunciation
Noun
stall n
- stable, building for housing horses
- a team in certain sports, in particular racing.
- bridge (of a violin etc.)
Declension
Descendants
- ? Finnish: talli
- ? Ingrian: talli
Anagrams
- talls
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse stallr, from Proto-Germanic *stallaz.
Noun
stall m (definite singular stalln, definite plural stalla)
- a stable (building where horses are housed)
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hinder
English
Alternative forms
- hindre (archaic)
Etymology 1
From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindr?n?, *hinder?n? (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?nd?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?h?nd?/
- Rhymes: -?nd?(r)
Verb
hinder (third-person singular simple present hinders, present participle hindering, simple past and past participle hindered)
- (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- Synonyms: delay, frustrate, hamper, impede, obstruct, prevent, thwart; see also Thesaurus:hinder
- Antonyms: assist, expedite, facilitate, help
- (transitive, intransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
- She hindered a man from committing suicide.
- Synonyms: bar, block, delay, hamper, impede, obstruct, restrain, stop
- Antonyms: aid, assist, help
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause harm.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
comparative form of hind: more hind
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ha?n.d?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?ha?n.d?/
- Rhymes: -a?nd?(r)
Adjective
hinder (not comparable)
- Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.
- the hinder end of a wagon
- the hinder parts of a horse
- 1990 - C. W. H. Havard (ed.), Black's Medical Dictionary, 36th edition, p 673
- On a line dividing the front two-thirds from the hinder one-third, and set in the shape of a V, is a row of seven to twelve large flat-topped circumvallate papillae, ...
hinder
- comparative form of hind: more hind
Usage notes
Most current uses of this adjective occur in anatomical contexts.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.
Synonyms
- (of or belonging to that part in the rear): back, hind, rear, posterior
Antonyms
- (of or belonging to that part in the rear): fore, front
Related terms
- hind
- hindermost
- hindmost
Translations
Noun
hinder (plural hinders)
- (slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.
- 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning [2], ?ISBN, page 195:
- Like martial arts, in-line skating is predicated on the notion that sooner or later you're going to end up on your hinder.
- 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning [2], ?ISBN, page 195:
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.
Translations
Anagrams
- herdin', hindre
Danish
Etymology 1
From the verb hindre (“to hinder”). Compare Swedish hinder, German Low German hinder, hinter, Dutch hinder
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hen?(d)?r/, [?hen??], [?hen?d??]
Noun
hinder n
- (obsolete) hindrance, obstacle, impediment, obstruction
- in the modern language only in the expression være til hinder (“to be in the way”)
Related terms
- hindre, hindring
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hen??r/, [?hen??]
Alternative forms
- hinde
Noun
hinder c
- indefinite plural of hind
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hen?r/, [?hen?]
Noun
hinder c
- indefinite plural of hinde
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hinder, from the verb hinderen.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?nd?r
Noun
hinder m (uncountable)
- hindrance, impediment, obstruction
Derived terms
- geluidshinder
Verb
hinder
- first-person singular present indicative of hinderen
- imperative of hinderen
German
Verb
hinder
- inflection of hindern:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hindr
Pronunciation
Noun
hinder n (definite singular hinderet or hindret, indefinite plural hinder or hindre, definite plural hindra or hindrene)
- obstacle, hindrance, impediment
- fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
- hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)
References
- “hinder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hinder” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hindr
Noun
hinder n (definite singular hinderet, indefinite plural hinder, definite plural hindera)
- obstacle, hindrance, impediment
- fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
- hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)
References
- “hinder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
hinder n
- obstacle, impediment, obstruction
Usage notes
- (For some cases) Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.
Declension
Derived terms
- hinderbana
- hinderlöpning
- trafikhinder
Related terms
- hindra
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