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Verb (used without object)

to engage in stonewalling.
British . filibuster ( def. 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)

Informal . to block, stall, or resist intentionally
lobbying efforts to stonewall passage of the legislation.
British . to obstruct (the passage of a legislative bill) in Parliament, esp. by excessive or prolonged debate.

Adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of stonewalling
a new round of stonewall tactics.

Synonyms

verb
filibuster , rebuff , resist , stall

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