stalled

[ stawld ]

adjective

1. 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.

2. (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.

3. (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.

4. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of stall ¹.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalled¹

stall ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Schulze started recording after she and her husband noticed the stalled vehicle on the tracks in Mer Rouge, Louisiana.

From The Daily Beast

What happens if the ground offensive is stalled and they are not able to retake Fallujah or Tikrit?

From The Daily Beast

And while the American strategy for ISIS is stalled, the air war in Iraq has been expanding steadily.

From The Daily Beast

But McCrum withdrew his name in 2010, as the prolonged nomination process stalled his law practice.

From The Daily Beast

But that bold suggestion went nowhere with the politicians, who stalled until the idea, along with the Confederacy, was dead.

From The Daily Beast

He said that the majority of the motorists who attempted them were stalled and that there had been some serious accidents.

From Project Gutenberg

Also he mentioned the car that was stolen, and that was now stalled and waiting for some kind soul to come and give it a tow.

From Project Gutenberg

What makes the dinner of herbs sometimes more refreshing than the stalled ox?

From Project Gutenberg

The carriage got stalled in a bog, and one of the horses literally pulled himself out of the rotten old harness.

From Project Gutenberg

Going out to the scene of difficulty I found the wagon at the base of a steep hill, stalled.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• frozen
• immobile
• inert
• lifeless
• paralyzed
• stagnant
• stationary
• steadfast