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Definition of "stonewall" [stonewall]
- Informal To engage in delaying tactics; stall: "stonewalling for time in order to close the missile gap” ( James Reston). (verb-intransitive)
- Informal To refuse to answer or cooperate. (verb-intransitive)
- Sports To play defensively rather than trying to score in cricket. (verb-intransitive)
- 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). (verb-transitive)
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Use "stonewall" in a sentence
- "Salazar now has someone in Sheriff Mink who is willing to help him instead of the term stonewall in his efforts to get to some of these answers."
- "Ipswich boss Jewell believed his side had been denied what he called a "stonewall penalty"."
- "Nevertheless, liberals are furious about what they're calling a stonewall tactic, reminiscent of the Bush-Cheney years."
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