stymie

Definition of Stymie in English :

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Noun

1. stymie, stymy

a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

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2. stymie, stymy

a thwarting and distressing situation

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Verb

3. block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

Example Sentences:
'His brother blocked him at every turn'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stymie

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verb -mies, -mieing, -mied, -mies, -mying or -mied (tr; often passive)

1.

to hinder or thwart

2. golf

to impede with a stymie

noun plural -mies

3. golf

(formerly) a situation on the green in which an opponent's ball is blocking the line between the hole and the ball about to be played: an obstructing ball may now be lifted and replaced by a marker

4.

a situation of obstruction

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noun

1. Golf

the condition that exists on a putting green when an opponent's ball lies in a direct line between the player's ball and the hole: since 1951, the obstructing ball may be picked up to permit a putt to be made

2.

any situation in which one is obstructed or frustrated

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈstymied or ˈstymieing

3.

to hinder or obstruct as with a stymie

4.

to block; impede

Stymie

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tr.v. sty·mied, sty·mie·ing, sty·mies

To be an obstacle to; prevent the advancement or success of; thwart or stump: weather that stymied attempts to locate the missing hikers; a math problem that stymied half the class.

n.

1. An obstacle or obstruction.

2. Sports A situation in golf in which an opponent's ball obstructs the line of play of one's own ball on the putting green.

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