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stalled

[ stawld ]

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adjective

stuck or not moving; at a standstill:
A spacewalk will be required to repair the stalled robotic arm on the space station's solar array.
Intense storm systems along the stalled cold front have dropped heavy rains throughout the metro area.
(of a motor or vehicle) having come to a stop because of engine failure or a poor fuel mixture:
Rain and sleet smack the surface of the lake as Jules fumbles with a stalled outboard motor.
(of an aircraft or airfoil) no longer generating lift due to an excessive angle of attack:
At a sustained high angle the airfoil becomes useless, resulting in a stalled aircraft.
kept in a stall, a compartment usually intended for the accommodation of one animal:
Our overwhelming first impression is of the piquant smell of sheep blending with the manure of the stalled oxen and a milk cow.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of stall ¹.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stalled¹

stall ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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In a highly critical report, the independent Climate Change Committee says progress is "either too slow, has stalled, or is heading in the wrong direction".

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"One would assume" that Canada and the UK could do a free trade agreement that has been stalled, he told me.

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His colleague Kevin Winters said his clients would now "refocus" on the stalled High Court civil action and "today's findings will really help recalibrate that case".

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The original government investigation into the deaths of inpatients stalled after only 11 out of 14,000 staff agreed to take part.

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Instead, Carr stressed making electromagnetic spectrum available for commercial use through public auctions, a program that had largely stalled under President Biden.

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stallage stall-fed

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