stalled
Because it is a word with a single syllable, stalled is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofstalled
- To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
Example: "to stall an ox"
- To fatten.
Example: "to stall cattle"
- To come to a standstill.
- To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
Example: "to stall a cart"
- (of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
- To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
- To be tired of eating, as cattle.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- To employ delaying tactics against.
Example: "He stalled the creditors as long as he could."
- To employ delaying tactics.
Example: "Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away."
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