stone wall

listen to the pronunciation of stone wall
Englisch - Englisch
a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields
wall made of rock; evade, avoid
Stonewall
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.

beat one's head against a stone wall
to waste effort on a futile project
stonewall
certain, stone cold

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

stonewall
To refuse to cooperate, especially in supplying information

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

stonewall
A wall made up of stone
Stonewall
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
dry-stone wall
dry-stone wall dry-stone walls in AM, use dry wall A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement. in Britain, a wall built with pieces of stone that are fitted closely together without using cement to hold them in place
stonewall
The unstable operation of a centrifugal compressor below the design point of the compressor (055)
stonewall
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
stonewall
{f} block; obstruct; play defensively (Cricket); (in Parliament) filibuster, give very long speeches in an attempt to stop the passage of a law (British)
stonewall
The nickname for the Stonewall riots in 1969
stonewall
To bat only to stop the pitcher from hitting the sticks, without attempting to score A defensive tactic, like basketball's "stall"
stonewall
obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
stonewall
obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls
stonewall
engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"
stonewall
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
up against a stone wall
in trouble, in a difficult situation, in a bind
stone wall
Favoriten