Interrupt and Stall

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Interrupt

Interrupt verb - To cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion.

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Stall is a synonym for interrupt. In some cases you can use "Stall" instead a verb "Interrupt".

Nearby Words: interruption, interrupted, interrupting, interrupter

Stall

Stall verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.

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Interrupt is a synonym for stall in obstruct topic. Sometimes you can use "Interrupt" instead a verb "Stall", if it concerns topics such as delay for own purposes.

Nearby Words: stalled, stalling, stallion, stallholder

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trial	interrupt trial	stall trial
turn	interrupt turn	stall turn
time	interrupt time	stall time
ritual	interrupt ritual	stall ritual
Other words: game, fight, battle, plans, attacks, enemies, heroes.

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The Fun in Funeral: The episode "The Funeral", thanks to Maggie's decision to interrupt the procession to buy a large bag of oranges from a roadside fruit stall, which end up spilling into the grave after the bag rips open.

Source: Series / Mother And Son
The "$2 Million Question" starts at $2,000,000 but starts counting down when host Paul Reubens started reading the question, after which something would inevitably interrupt him and stall the question so that the value was down to less than $1,000 by the time he finished reading it.

Source: Unwinnable by Design

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