to stonewall

English - Turkish

Definition of to stonewall in English Turkish dictionary

taş duvar

engellemek

ihtiyatla vurmak

kaybetmemek için oynamak

engelleme yap

sıkı savunma

Avustralya mecliste zorluk çıkararak muhalefet etmek

krikette puan kazanmaktansa kaybetmemek için oynamak

{f} muhalefet yapmak

{f} sıkı savunma yapmak

English - English

Definition of to stonewall in English English dictionary

A series of riots in 1969 New York City, beginning with the patrons of the gay bar "The Stonewall Inn" resisting police arrest, which marked the beginning of the militant gay rights movement

Stonewall means fighting back.

certain, stone cold

Lennon also pointed to a booking for Niall McGinn for diving as a stonewall penalty to add to his grievances.

To refuse to cooperate, especially in supplying information

At the press conference, the Prime Minister appeared to be stonewalling when asked about tax increases.

A wall made up of stone

A series of riots in 1969 New York City beginning with the patrons of a gay bar, The Stonewall Inn, resisting police arrest which marked the beginning of the militant gay rights movement

The unstable operation of a centrifugal compressor below the design point of the compressor (055)

Sometimes called choke, it the point at the opposite end of the centrifugal characteristic from the natural surge point Stonewall is the maximum flow that can be passed through a centrifugal compressor impeller

{f} block; obstruct; play defensively (Cricket); (in Parliament) filibuster, give very long speeches in an attempt to stop the passage of a law (British)

The nickname for the Stonewall riots in 1969

To bat only to stop the pitcher from hitting the sticks, without attempting to score A defensive tactic, like basketball's "stall"

obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls

engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"

disapproval If you say that someone stonewalls, you disapprove of them because they delay giving a clear answer or making a clear decision, often because there is something that they want to hide or avoid doing. The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment + stonewalling stone·wall·ing After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue. a British organization that works to improve the legal rights of homosexual men and women, and to persuade politicians to change any laws that treat homosexuals unfairly. to delay a discussion, decision etc by talking a lot and refusing to answer questions

Hyphenation

to stone·wall

Turkish pronunciation

tı stōnwôl

Pronunciation

/tə ˈstōnˌwôl/ /tə ˈstoʊnˌwɔːl/