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stonewall

/ stonewall /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"
Type of:
delay detain hold up
Derived:
stonewaller
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
"Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"
"When she doesn''t like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
35%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
9
Times Searched
2
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