stall
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2.7
- noun
- /stɔl/
- I was not to lift feed bags, clean the turkey stalls, or haul grain for the threshing crew.
- toilet stall
- bathroom stall
- barn stalls
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then I course graduated to shoveling out stalls and milking cows.
- And then I course graduated to shoveling out stalls and milking cows.
- They have the little tin on the stall for like, tampons and stuff.
- And so he went out, he went out of the stall and I didn't know what to do.
- I you know, I think I'm in a freaking handicap stall, which I shouldn't be.
- Like I cannot stand when people do this is when people take the accessible stall in the washroom who don't need it.
- And then while I was in there, a dude comes in and gets in the stall next to me, right?
- But now that space, now if he goes into a different stall, I'm like, well, who else is in here?
- My friend didn't know I was in the next stall and confessed to a stranger that she'd slept with my boyfriend.
- If the shirt's laying in the bottom of a, you know, the, the, the stall.
Examples
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Chase pulls his pants up, walks over to the next stall, and opens the stall door.
Fiction book (1992) -
Something rustled in the straw, and she realized the stalls were not empty after all.
Fiction book (1992) -
And then I heard someone in the stall next to me.
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And then so we just go into a a stall next to each other.
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No, it was in the stall up against the wall.
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Were you in that stall the whole time?
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It's in that stall, right there.
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So I walked back into the bathroom, locked myself in a stall, and looked again.
Academic text (2007) -
Many families lived in crowded horse stalls, often in unsanitary conditions.
Academic text (2018) -
Many animals are kept in their own stall at the barn for their safety and comfort.
Synonyms
292
1.4
A small enclosed space where people sell things, give information, or vote
150
3.3
A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things
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3.4
A small separated space for one person, often in an office
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8.8
A small enclosed study space in a library for one person to work quietly
A small desk area in a library separated by low walls for privacy
Compounds
- Indian
A small movable stand that sells hot coffee and simple food on streets, often at night
- Specialized
A gate at the starting line that holds each horse or racer before a race starts
How Private
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stall comes from an old English word steall meaning 'place' or 'standing spot' for animals, so think of a cow or horse in its small, private 'place' in the barn; that is why a stall today is a small animal compartment.