stonewall
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
obstruct or hinder any discussion
Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation
Types & categories
- blockade hypernym
Related & opposite
- stonewalling derivation
- stonewaller derivation
Sense 2 verb
engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist
Types & categories
- delay hypernym
Related & opposite
- stonewaller derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stonewalling |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stonewaller |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | blockade |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stonewaller |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | delay |