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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. obstruct or hinder any discussion;
- Example: "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"
- Example: "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

2. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate;
- Example: "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stonewall v 1: obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls" 2: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"