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verb (used without object) to engage in stonewalling.
British . filibuster (def. 3).
Cricket . (of a batsman) to play a defensive game, as by persistently blocking the ball instead of batting it for distance and runs.
verb (used with object) Informal . to block, stall, or resist intentionally: lobbying efforts to stonewall passage of the legislation.
British . to obstruct (the passage of a legislative bill) in Parliament, especially by excessive or prolonged debate.
adjective pertaining to or characteristic of stonewalling: a new round of stonewall tactics.
Origin of stonewall v. and adj. use of noun phrase stone wall
OTHER WORDS FROM stonewall stonewaller, noun Words nearby stonewall Stones, stone saw, Stone sheep, stone shoot, stone's throw, stonewall , stonewalling, Stonewall Jackson, Stonewall Riot, Stone walls do not a prison make, stoneware
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Example sentences from the Web for stonewall His nickname, given to him at the Battle of Gettysburg and which he kept for the rest of his life, was Stonewall Jim.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne| November 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Excerpted from Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne| November 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Transgender people played an integral role at Stonewall , and we are due respect in our own extended community.
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“They stonewall us just like they stonewall the rest of Congress,” the staffer said.
Congressional Black Caucus Blasts Obama for Not Nominating Enough African-American Judges | Patricia Murphy| January 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
I said, well obviously the Stonewall , if only to pay homage.
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Stonewall Jackson, having accidentally been wounded by some of his own men, died to-day.
Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery | Theodore Reichardt
Stonewall Jackson and his generals felt a certain hardening of the Northern resistance that day.
The Sword of Antietam | Joseph A. Altsheler
Stonewall Jackson (until his death the third in command of their army) was just such another simple-minded servant of his country.
Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 | Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) Fremantle
They marched through fire, where Stonewall Jackson led, and they never ceased to march.
The Scouts of Stonewall | Joseph A. Altsheler
Stonewall Jackson came to the door of his tent and stood, looking out.
The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
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British Dictionary definitions for stonewall verb (intr) cricket (of a batsman) to play defensively
to obstruct or hinder (parliamentary business)
Derived forms of stonewall stonewaller , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to stonewall rebuff, resist, stall, filibuster