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stall
verb- to make excuses; to play for time UK, 1829
- Why the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is stalling is a mystery. — The Guardian, 3 December 2003
- in pool, to intentionally miss a shot or lose a game US
- By “stalling” (deliberately missing some shots, leaving himself out of position, etc.) and by “lemoning” or “lemonading” an occasional game in the session (winning in a deliberately sloppy and seemingly lucky manner, or deliberately losing the game), the hustler keeps his opponent on the hook. — Ned Polsky, Hustlers, Beats, and Others, pp. 56–57, 1967
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 28, 1990
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