stalled

[ stawld ]
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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.

  1. (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.

  2. 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 stall1.

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How to use stalled in a sentence

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

  • 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.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • What makes the dinner of herbs sometimes more refreshing than the stalled ox?

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

    Polly the Pagan | Isabel Anderson
  • Going out to the scene of difficulty I found the wagon at the base of a steep hill, stalled.

    The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete | General Philip Henry Sheridan