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"