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.

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.

pertaining to or characteristic of stonewalling

a new round of stonewall tactics.

verb

filibuster , rebuff , resist , stall