stonewall
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[edit] Noun
Wikipedia stonewall (plural stonewalls)
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stonewall (third-person singular simple present stonewalls, present participle stonewalling, simple past and past participle stonewalled)
- (informal) To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying information.
- At the press conference, the Prime Minister appeared to be stonewalling when asked about tax increases.
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To refuse to cooperate
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stonewall (not comparable)
- (UK, idiomatic) certain, stone cold
- Martin Smith, Daily Telegraph, 19 February 2007:
- Fortune favoured the fortunate when Martin Atkinson ignored a stonewall penalty
- Gordon Parks, Daily Record, 13 January 2011:
- Lennon also pointed to a booking for Niall McGinn for diving as a stonewall penalty to add to his grievances.
- Martin Smith, Daily Telegraph, 19 February 2007:
[edit] Usage notes
Most often encountered in sports, in reference to refereeing decisions; apparently a corruption of "stone cold".
