Definitions for Stonewall
ˈstoʊnˌwɔlstonewall

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stonewallverb

   obstruct or hinder any discussion

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

2. stonewallverb

   engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate

   "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stonewallnoun

   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.

2. stonewallnoun

   A wall made up of stone.

3. stonewallverb

   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.

4. stonewalladjective

   certain, stone cold

   Martin Smith, Daily Telegraph, 19 February 2007:

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1. Stonewall

   Stonewall is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba with a population of 4,536 as of the 2011 census. The town is situated approximately 25 kilometres north of Winnipeg on PTH 67. It is known for its limestone quarries. The local festival is the Quarry Days which is usually held over three days in August at the Stonewall Quarry Park. The town is located in the R.M. of Rockwood.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STONEWALL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stonewall is ranked #57372 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Stonewall surname appeared 355 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stonewall.
   
   50.7% or 180 total occurrences were White.
   40% or 142 total occurrences were Black.
   7.8% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Delay
   • Obstruct

How to pronounce Stonewall?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stonewall in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stonewall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Stonewall in a Sentence

1. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed:

   If we were changing this name from Jefferson Davis Avenue to Stonewall Jackson Avenue, would that still be an issue ? what are we trying to preserve here ? I think those are the questions that many of our leaders at the state level have to answer.

2. Erin Perrine:

   The end of Democrats’ unified government in D.C. is mired in partisan pettiness. Instead of working to combat the inhumane Biden border crisis, fentanyl killing an entire generation of Americans, or securing economic prosperity for the future, Democrats are set to stonewall Republicans, release a private citizen’s tax returns, and blow an even bigger hole in our debt and deficit, really tells the American people all they need to know about Democrat priorities — cheap political points that do nothing to better the lives of working-class Americans.

3. Indya Moore:

   And so to see today, on the anniversary of Stonewall, police heavy saturated in our streets, it's traumatic for some of us.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   Understanding the nature of his involvement in those actions is absolutely critical to evaluating the type of justice he would be on the bench, if Republicans continue to stonewall, the American people will wonder what they are hiding.

5. Tim Ryan:

   China has been a bad actor and everyone knows it — from continuing to stonewall on the WHO investigation of COVID-19 origins to perpetrating genocide and committing mass humans rights violations,’ i’m glad to see the Biden Administration take steps to hold China accountable, but this diplomatic boycott does not go far enough.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Stonewall
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stonewall
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Stonewall
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html