Difference between Conk and Stall

What is the difference between Conk and Stall?

Conk as a verb is to hit on the head. while Stall as a verb is to put (an animal etc) in a stall.

Conk

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To hit on the head. To chemically straighten tightly curled hair.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a Bracket fungus (A.K.A. Shelf fungus), i.e., a mushroom growing off a tree trunk. A nose, especially a large one. Alternate spelling of conch.

Stall

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put (an animal etc) in a stall.To come to a standstill.To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift.To employ delaying tactics againstTo employ delaying tactics

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.A small open-fronted shop.A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage.Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.An altar used in Heathenry, normally for indoor use as opposed to the more substantial outdoor harrow.An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.

Example sentence: I've been in a serious conversation with one of my children, and a fan has come up. I've been in a public bathroom and had the hand come under the stall with a paper and pen. That sort of thing anybody can live without.

We hope you now know whether to use Conk or Stall in your sentence.

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