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verb
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- deliberately delay an event or action
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- (transitive, aeronautics) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To fatten.
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- come to a stop
- cause an engine to stop
noun
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- (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 parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- (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.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small area set off by walls for special use
- small individual study area in a library
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
- (transitive) To delay or postpone.
- (ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
- (especially more common, historically) to postpone induction into military service.
- To render, to offer.
- (American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
- yield to another's wish or opinion
- hold back to a later time
verb
- (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
- (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
- (transitive) To stop (an activity) for a while.
- (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
- (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
- interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- cease an action temporarily
intj
noun
- A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
- In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
- A break or paragraph in writing.
- A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
- (figurative) Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).
- temporary inactivity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
verb
- (intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
- (intransitive) To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.
- (intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
- stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
- serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
- wait before acting
intj
noun
- (computing) Ellipsis of wait state.
- A delay.
- (in the plural, UK) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
- An ambush.
- the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
- time during which some action is awaited
noun
- the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- time during which some action is awaited
- (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- (programming, Clojure) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- (chess) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
- (transitive, medicine) To take temporary measures or actions to manage a situation without providing a definitive or permanent solution.
- (intransitive, by extension) To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise.
- (transitive, dentistry) To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
- draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
- (figurative) To highlight, as if lifting up for display.
- (transitive) To impede; detain.
- (idiomatic) To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.
- (transitive) To support or lift.
- To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
- (of a work) To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.
- (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
- (idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
- (idiomatic) To maintain composure despite hardship.
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
- rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
- resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
- continue to live and avoid dying
verb
- To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
- (transitive, nautical) To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
- (intransitive, Scotland, South Africa, India, Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Singapore, colloquial) To live; reside.
- (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
- (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
- (transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- (intransitive, nautical) To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
- (transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- (intransitive) To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
- To cause to cease; to put an end to.
- To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- To brace or support with a stay or stays
- (transitive) To hold the attention of.
- (transitive, nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.
- To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- stop or halt
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- fasten with stays
- hang on during a trial of endurance
- overcome or allay
- stop a judicial process
- be in a certain place and not leave
- dwell
adj
adv
noun
- A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
- Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
- Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
- (nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
- (nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
- The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
- A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
- (law) A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
- A prop; a support.
- A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
- (in the plural) A corset.
- (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
- a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- continuing or remaining in a place or state
- a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
adv
- In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.
- In addition.
- (after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
- At some future time; eventually.
- In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
- (degree) Even.
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- up to the present time
- within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
- used after a superlative
conj
noun
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
- (intransitive) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
- (law) In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.
- (ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
- (ambitransitive) To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
- (intransitive) To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action. [with in]
- get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
- be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
- occur between other event or between certain points of time
verb
- (transitive) To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
- (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
- (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.
- (transitive, law enforcement) To put someone under custody.
- stop or halt
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
verb
- (intransitive) To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.
- (transitive) Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
- (ambitransitive, music, specifically) To perform a vamp (“a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, for example, under dialogue or while waiting for a soloist to be ready”).
- (ambitransitive, now dialectal) To travel by foot; to walk.
- (transitive) To patch, repair, or refurbish.
- (transitive, shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).
- (transitive, intransitive) To seduce or exploit someone.
- (intransitive) To cosplay a vampire.
- (fiction, slang, transitive) To turn (someone) into a vampire.
- (transitive) To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.
- provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- act seductively with (someone)
- piece (something old) with a new part
noun
- (informal) A vampire.
- Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
- (US, slang) A volunteer firefighter.
- (by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
- (music) A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.
- Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.
- A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale.
- The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.
- an improvised musical accompaniment
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
verb
- To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
- To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- (ambitransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
- To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
- consider not very seriously
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- waste time
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
- (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- keep from departing
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
noun
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
verb
- (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
- (transitive, poetic, rare) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
- (intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
- interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
noun
- the extent to which something is delayed or held back
- any agent that retards or delays or hinders
- the act of slowing down or falling behind
- lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
- a decrease in rate of change
- (acoustics) The distance by which one wave is behind another.
- (music) A suspension which resolves upwards.
- (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extreme stupidity.
- (music) The act of diminishing the rate of speed.
- The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
- That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
- (physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
- (psychology) Ellipsis of mental retardation.
- (telegraphy) A decrease in the speed of telegraph signalling.
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
- a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that they oppose
- (US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction.
- (US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
- (historical) A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
verb
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
- (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
- (transitive) To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
- (transitive) To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
- (transitive) To delay (a task, event, etc.).
- cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- take away the enthusiasm of
- hold back to a later time
- cause to feel embarrassment
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting.
- (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
- (intransitive) To watch, observe.
- (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
- (transitive, formal) To wait for.
- (transitive) To expect.
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
verb
- (computing, intransitive) To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
- (intransitive, euphemistic, idiomatic) To be dead.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
- (computing, transitive) To place into a state of hibernation.
- (intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
- (intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- (intransitive, mechanics, dynamics) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive, mechanics, dynamics) To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive) To accommodate in beds.
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
- be able to accommodate for sleeping
- be asleep
noun
- The hibernation of animals.
- (botany) A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
- (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
- (countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping.
- (informal, metonymic) A night.
- (uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- a period of time spent sleeping
- a torpid state resembling deep sleep
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
- To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.
- (transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.
- (colloquial, minced oath) Used in place of fuck.
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- tamper, with the purpose of deception
intj
noun
- (US) Chocolate fudge.
- (euphemistic, slang) Fecal matter; feces.
- (countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
- (uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense.
- (chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- (countable) A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
- soft creamy candy
noun
- the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- time during which some action is awaited
- (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- (programming, Clojure) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- (chess) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- deliberately delay an event or action
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- (transitive, aeronautics) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To fatten.
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- come to a stop
- cause an engine to stop
noun
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- (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 parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- (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.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small area set off by walls for special use
- small individual study area in a library
noun
- the extent to which something is delayed or held back
- any agent that retards or delays or hinders
- the act of slowing down or falling behind
- lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
- a decrease in rate of change
- (acoustics) The distance by which one wave is behind another.
- (music) A suspension which resolves upwards.
- (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extreme stupidity.
- (music) The act of diminishing the rate of speed.
- The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
- That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
- (physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
- (psychology) Ellipsis of mental retardation.
- (telegraphy) A decrease in the speed of telegraph signalling.
verb
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- deliberately delay an event or action
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- (transitive, aeronautics) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To fatten.
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- come to a stop
- cause an engine to stop
noun
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- (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 parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- (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.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small area set off by walls for special use
- small individual study area in a library
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
- (transitive) To delay or postpone.
- (ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
- (especially more common, historically) to postpone induction into military service.
- To render, to offer.
- (American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
- yield to another's wish or opinion
- hold back to a later time
verb
- (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
- (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
- (transitive) To stop (an activity) for a while.
- (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
- (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
- interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- cease an action temporarily
intj
noun
- A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
- In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
- A break or paragraph in writing.
- A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
- (figurative) Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).
- temporary inactivity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
verb
- (intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
- (intransitive) To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.
- (intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
- stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
- serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
- wait before acting
intj
noun
- (computing) Ellipsis of wait state.
- A delay.
- (in the plural, UK) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
- An ambush.
- the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
- time during which some action is awaited
verb
- (intransitive) To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
- (transitive, medicine) To take temporary measures or actions to manage a situation without providing a definitive or permanent solution.
- (intransitive, by extension) To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise.
- (transitive, dentistry) To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
- draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
- (figurative) To highlight, as if lifting up for display.
- (transitive) To impede; detain.
- (idiomatic) To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.
- (transitive) To support or lift.
- To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
- (of a work) To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.
- (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
- (idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
- (idiomatic) To maintain composure despite hardship.
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
- rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
- resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
- continue to live and avoid dying
verb
- To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
- (transitive, nautical) To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
- (intransitive, Scotland, South Africa, India, Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Singapore, colloquial) To live; reside.
- (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
- (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
- (transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- (intransitive, nautical) To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
- (transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- (intransitive) To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
- To cause to cease; to put an end to.
- To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- To brace or support with a stay or stays
- (transitive) To hold the attention of.
- (transitive, nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.
- To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- stop or halt
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- fasten with stays
- hang on during a trial of endurance
- overcome or allay
- stop a judicial process
- be in a certain place and not leave
- dwell
adj
adv
noun
- A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
- Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
- Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
- (nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
- (nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
- The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
- A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
- (law) A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
- A prop; a support.
- A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
- (in the plural) A corset.
- (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
- a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- continuing or remaining in a place or state
- a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
verb
- (intransitive) To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
- (intransitive) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
- (law) In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.
- (ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
- (ambitransitive) To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
- (intransitive) To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action. [with in]
- get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
- be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
- occur between other event or between certain points of time
verb
- (transitive) To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
- (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
- (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.
- (transitive, law enforcement) To put someone under custody.
- stop or halt
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
verb
- (intransitive) To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.
- (transitive) Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
- (ambitransitive, music, specifically) To perform a vamp (“a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, for example, under dialogue or while waiting for a soloist to be ready”).
- (ambitransitive, now dialectal) To travel by foot; to walk.
- (transitive) To patch, repair, or refurbish.
- (transitive, shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).
- (transitive, intransitive) To seduce or exploit someone.
- (intransitive) To cosplay a vampire.
- (fiction, slang, transitive) To turn (someone) into a vampire.
- (transitive) To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.
- provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- act seductively with (someone)
- piece (something old) with a new part
noun
- (informal) A vampire.
- Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
- (US, slang) A volunteer firefighter.
- (by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
- (music) A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.
- Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.
- A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale.
- The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.
- an improvised musical accompaniment
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
verb
- To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
- To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- (ambitransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
- To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
- consider not very seriously
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- waste time
noun
noun
- the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- time during which some action is awaited
- (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- (programming, Clojure) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- (chess) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
verb
verb
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
- (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- keep from departing
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
noun
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
verb
- (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
- (transitive, poetic, rare) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
- (intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
- interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
- a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that they oppose
- (US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction.
- (US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
- (historical) A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
verb
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
- (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
- (transitive) To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
- (transitive) To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
- (transitive) To delay (a task, event, etc.).
- cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- take away the enthusiasm of
- hold back to a later time
- cause to feel embarrassment
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting.
- (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
- (intransitive) To watch, observe.
- (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
- (transitive, formal) To wait for.
- (transitive) To expect.
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
verb
- (computing, intransitive) To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
- (intransitive, euphemistic, idiomatic) To be dead.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
- (computing, transitive) To place into a state of hibernation.
- (intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
- (intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- (intransitive, mechanics, dynamics) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive, mechanics, dynamics) To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- (transitive) To accommodate in beds.
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
- be able to accommodate for sleeping
- be asleep
noun
- The hibernation of animals.
- (botany) A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
- (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
- (countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping.
- (informal, metonymic) A night.
- (uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- a period of time spent sleeping
- a torpid state resembling deep sleep
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
- To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.
- (transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.
- (colloquial, minced oath) Used in place of fuck.
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- tamper, with the purpose of deception
intj
noun
- (US) Chocolate fudge.
- (euphemistic, slang) Fecal matter; feces.
- (countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
- (uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense.
- (chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- (countable) A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
- soft creamy candy
adv
- In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.
- In addition.
- (after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
- At some future time; eventually.
- In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
- (degree) Even.
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- up to the present time
- within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
- used after a superlative