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stonewall

 
Verb stonewall has 2 senses
  1. stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
    --1 is one way to
    obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
    Derived forms: noun stonewaller1, noun stonewalling1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. stonewall - engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"
    --2 is one way to
    delay, detain, hold up
    Derived form: noun stonewaller1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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