| stonewall | (v) obstruct or hinder any discussion, Example: Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation; When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls |
| stonewall | (v) engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate, Example: The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist |
| stonewaller | (n) one who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate; someone who delays by lengthy speeches etc. |
| stonewalling | (n) stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate |
| jackson | (n) general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863), Syn. Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jackson |