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# stall

«stall» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a small table or stand where things are sold, at a market…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a stall, stalls; the stalls); verb (stall, stalls, stalled, stalling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A stall is a small table or stand where things are sold, at a market or a fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#m1)

2) A stall is a small space in a stable or barn for one animal, such as a horse or cow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#m2)

3) A stall is a small closed space, like a shower stall or a toilet stall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#m3)

4) If an engine stalls, it suddenly stops working, often by mistake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#m4)

5) To stall is to delay on purpose so you don't have to do something yet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#m5)

6) The stalls are the seats on the ground floor of a theatre (UK). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Bible it means a place for keeping horses, oxen or sheep in a stable or pen. In the primary lessons: In everyday life you buy fruit or crafts «at a market stall» or run «a cake stall» at the school fair. On farms each horse has its own stall. «The car stalled» means the engine stopped. «Stop stalling!» tells someone to stop wasting time. In maths problems a stall sells items at a price, and you work out money and change. Phrases: «market stall», «cake stall», «stall for time».

### examples

- And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. (Prophets 1KI.5.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x1)
- Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. (Writings PRO.15.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x2)
- store-houses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and flocks in folds. (Writings 2CH.32.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x3)
- We set up a lemonade stall at the school fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x4)
- The stall sold strawberries for three dollars a box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x5)
- Each horse has its own stall in the stable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x6)
- The car stalled at the traffic lights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x7)
- Stop stalling and tidy your room! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x8)
- He stalled for time by asking lots of questions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x9)
- There was a queue for the toilet stalls at the stadium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x10)
- Our seats were in the stalls, near the stage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x11)
- Here he perceived two pitch-black horses in a stall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/#x12)

### note

Plural: stalls. Past: stalled. «Stall» (stand) is countable. Maths: if a stall sells 4 cakes at $2 each, it takes in 4 × 2 = $8. Do not confuse with «stale» (old, not fresh) or «stool».

### In the corpora

- [And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.162/)
- [Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.427/)
- [Fairground games are set up so the stall makes money; most people lose, and prizes are often worth less than a go.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/448-the-magicians-trick-explained/34/)
- [Every stall and shop needs the same check: will the money in be more than the money out?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stall» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stall/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.