stonewall

v., -walled, -wall·ing, -walls.

v.intr.

1. Informal.
   1. To engage in delaying tactics; stall: "stonewalling for time in order to close the missile gap" (James Reston).
   2. 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).

stonewaller stone'wall'er n.

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Meaning #1: obstruct or hinder any discussion of

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - spille forsigtigt, spille defensivt, snakke udenom
v. tr. - spille forsigtigt, spille defensivt, obstruere, forhale, snakke udenom

Nederlands (Dutch)
blokkeren, stenen muur

Français (French)
v. intr. - (Sport) jouer un jeu défensif, faire de l'obstruction
v. tr. - éluder les questions de

Deutsch (German)
v. - mauern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προβάλλω εμπόδια, παρακωλύω

Italiano (Italian)
ostacolare, fare un gioco difensivo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - obstruir

Русский (Russian)
парламентская обструкция, оппозиция, делать обструкцию, чинить препятствия (расследованию), замалчивать, скрывать, засекречивать, блокировать мячи (крикет)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - practicar el obstruccionismo
v. tr. - jugar a la defensiva

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - spela defensivt, göra envist motstånd, obstruera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
慎重的打球, 阻碍, 妨碍, 小心翼翼地打球, 妨碍或阻碍

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 慎重的打球, 阻礙, 妨礙
v. tr. - 小心翼翼地打球, 妨礙或阻礙

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 신중하게 공을 치다, 방해하다, 비협조적이다
v. tr. - 신중히 타구하다, 방해하다, 말로 발뺌하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 慎重に球を打つ, 議事妨害をする, 妨害する, じゃまする, 慎重に打つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تجنب الاجابه المباشرة, يراوغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עיכב דיון/חקירה ע"י תשובות מתחמקות או הכחשות, שיחק באיטיות ובזהירות‬
v. tr. - ‮עיכב דיון/חקירה ע"י תשובות מתחמקות או הכחשות‬

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