STONEWALL


Meaning of STONEWALL in English

— stonewaller , n.

/stohn"wawl'/ , v.i.

1. to engage in stonewalling.

2. Brit. 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.

v.t.

4. Informal. to block, stall, or resist intentionally: lobbying efforts to stonewall passage of the legislation.

5. Brit. to obstruct (the passage of a legislative bill) in Parliament, esp. by excessive or prolonged debate.

adj.

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

[ v. and adj. use of n. phrase stone wall ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .