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stonewall
stone·wall S0778100 (stōn′wôl′)v. stone·walled, stone·wall·ing, stone·walls v.intr.1. Informal a. To engage in delaying tactics; stall: "stonewalling for time in order to close the missile gap" (James Reston).b. To refuse to answer or cooperate.2. Sports To play defensively rather than trying to score in cricket.v.tr. Informal To refuse to answer or cooperate with; resist or rebuff: "I want you to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment" (Richard M. Nixon).
stone′wall′er n.stonewall (ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl) vb1. (Cricket) (intr) cricket (of a batsman) to play defensively2. (Parliamentary Procedure) to obstruct or hinder (parliamentary business) ˌstoneˈwaller nstone•wall (ˈstoʊnˌwɔl)
v.i. 1. to be evasive or uncooperative; use obstructive tactics. 2. Chiefly Brit. to filibuster. 3. (of a batsman in cricket) to play a defensive game. v.t. 4. to obstruct or evade; refuse to cooperate with. 5. Chiefly Brit. to filibuster. [1885–90] stone′wall`er, n. stonewall
Past participle: stonewalled
Gerund: stonewalling
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| stonewall | | stonewall |
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| I stonewall | | you stonewall | | he/she/it stonewalls | | we stonewall | | you stonewall | | they stonewall |
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| I stonewalled | | you stonewalled | | he/she/it stonewalled | | we stonewalled | | you stonewalled | | they stonewalled |
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| I am stonewalling | | you are stonewalling | | he/she/it is stonewalling | | we are stonewalling | | you are stonewalling | | they are stonewalling |
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| I have stonewalled | | you have stonewalled | | he/she/it has stonewalled | | we have stonewalled | | you have stonewalled | | they have stonewalled |
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| I was stonewalling | | you were stonewalling | | he/she/it was stonewalling | | we were stonewalling | | you were stonewalling | | they were stonewalling |
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| I had stonewalled | | you had stonewalled | | he/she/it had stonewalled | | we had stonewalled | | you had stonewalled | | they had stonewalled |
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| I will stonewall | | you will stonewall | | he/she/it will stonewall | | we will stonewall | | you will stonewall | | they will stonewall |
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| I will have stonewalled | | you will have stonewalled | | he/she/it will have stonewalled | | we will have stonewalled | | you will have stonewalled | | they will have stonewalled |
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| I will be stonewalling | | you will be stonewalling | | he/she/it will be stonewalling | | we will be stonewalling | | you will be stonewalling | | they will be stonewalling |
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| I have been stonewalling | | you have been stonewalling | | he/she/it has been stonewalling | | we have been stonewalling | | you have been stonewalling | | they have been stonewalling |
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| I will have been stonewalling | | you will have been stonewalling | | he/she/it will have been stonewalling | | we will have been stonewalling | | you will have been stonewalling | | they will have been stonewalling |
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| I had been stonewalling | | you had been stonewalling | | he/she/it had been stonewalling | | we had been stonewalling | | you had been stonewalling | | they had been stonewalling |
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| I would stonewall | | you would stonewall | | he/she/it would stonewall | | we would stonewall | | you would stonewall | | they would stonewall |
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| I would have stonewalled | | you would have stonewalled | | he/she/it would have stonewalled | | we would have stonewalled | | you would have stonewalled | | they would have stonewalled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder, block - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" | | 2. | stonewall - engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" |
Translationsstonewall
stonewallTo be evasive, noncompliant, or uncooperative; to employ delaying or obstructive tactics. Can be used either transitively or intransitively. The party has been stonewalling the legislation in the senate until the president-elect takes office. The court order will hopefully stop the CEO from stonewalling any further.stonewall1. tv. to obstruct something or someone. And again, the mayor tried to stonewall the investigation. 2. n. an obstructionist act. His answer to the committee was another stonewall that caught them all by surprise. stonewall
Related to stonewall: Stonewall JacksonWords related to stonewallverb obstruct or hinder any discussionRelated Words- blockade
- obstruct
- stymie
- stymy
- embarrass
- hinder
- block
verb engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperateRelated Words |