Stonewall
verb (used without object)
1.
to engage in stonewalling.
2.
British. filibuster (def 3).
3.
Cricket. (of a batsman) to play a defensive game, as by persistently blocking the ball instead of batting it for distance and runs.
verb (used with object)
4.
Informal. to block, stall, or resist intentionally:
lobbying efforts to stonewall passage of the legislation.
5.
British. to obstruct (the passage of a legislative bill) in Parliament, especially by excessive or prolonged debate.
adjective
6.
pertaining to or characteristic of stonewalling:
a new round of stonewall tactics.
verb
1.
(intransitive) (cricket) (of a batsman) to play defensively
2.
to obstruct or hinder (parliamentary business)
stoner
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