mauern — meaning in English

English meaning

• masonry noun Stone or brick construction work, or the trade of building with it.
• stonewall verb To deliberately block progress by refusing to answer questions, give information, or cooperate.

Senses

mauern is used for these senses in English:

• masonry The work or performance of a mason.
• stonewall (ambitransitive, informal) To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying information.

masonry — full definition

1. noun Stone or brick construction work, or the trade of building with it.
2. noun Freemasonry, the institution and practices of Freemasons.

stonewall — full definition

1. verb To deliberately block progress by refusing to answer questions, give information, or cooperate.
2. verb To obstruct or block something outright.

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