stall

postpone doing what one should be doing

cause an engine to stop

“The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car”

deliberately delay an event or action

“she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling”

experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

put into, or keep in, a stall

seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

small individual study area in a library

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

come to a stop

“The car stalled in the driveway”

small area set off by walls for special use

a tactic used to mislead or delay