I bought…an old Italian colored print from one of the artistic little stallholders who set up shop there every day (Maclean's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stall·hold·er — /ˈstɑːlˌhoʊldɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] Brit : someone who manages a stall at which goods are sold … Useful english dictionary
hold up — vt: to make the victim of a holdup: rob at gunpoint Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hold up I … Law dictionary
stall — I verb arrest, avert, bar, block, bog, break down, bring to a standstill, check, dally, dawdle, defer, delay, detain, dillydally, disable, filibuster, halt, hamper, hinder, hold up, impede, incapacitate, inhibit, interrupt, keep back, lag, linger … Law dictionary
stall — [v] delay for own purposes arrest, avoid the issue*, beat around the bush*, brake, check, die, drag one’s feet*, equivocate, fence, filibuster, halt, hamper, hedge, hinder, hold off, interrupt, not move, play for time*, postpone, prevaricate, put … New thesaurus
Stall (flight) — For other uses, see stall. In fluid dynamics, a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil as angle of attack increases. This occurs when the critical angle of attack of the foil is exceeded. The critical angle of attack is… … Wikipedia
hold off — Synonyms and related words: abstain, adjourn, be dilatory, beat back, beat off, blench, block, boggle, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, continue, counter, cut, defer, delay, demur, dismiss, dispense with, do without, drag out,… … Moby Thesaurus
stall — Synonyms and related words: Fabian policy, Micawberism, Nissen hut, Quonset hut, acrobatics, aerobatics, alcove, amen corner, anxious bench, anxious seat, area, arrest, artifice, auditorium, backwardness, balcony, banking, barn, be dilatory,… … Moby Thesaurus
stall — 1. noun 1) a market stall Syn: stand, table, counter, booth, kiosk 2) stalls for larger animals Syn: pen, coop, sty, corral, enclosure, compartment 2. verb 1) … Thesaurus of popular words
stall — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English steall; akin to Old High German stal place, stall and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus) place Date: before 12th century 1. a. a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hold — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage,… … Moby Thesaurus
