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stonewall

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stone=wall

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stonewall, v.
1 tr. & intr. obstruct (discussion or investigation) or be obstructive with evasive answers or denials etc.
2 intr. Cricket bat with excessive caution.

Derivative
stonewaller n. stonewalling n.

THESAURUS

stonewall

baffle, balk, blast, brave, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, confound, confront, contravene, counter, counteract, countermand, counterwork, cross, dash, deceive, defeat, defy, destroy, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dish, disrupt, elude, evade, flummox, foil, frustrate, get around, get round, give the runaround, give the slip, go one better, knock the chocks, nonplus, outfigure, outflank, outgeneral, outguess, outmaneuver, outplay, outreach, outsmart, outwit, overreach, pass the buck, perplex, ruin, sabotage, scotch, spike, spoil, stump, thwart, upset, victimize

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