definitions

stimy

[ stahy-mee ]
/ ˈstaɪ mi /
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noun, plural sti·mies, verb (used with object), sti·mied, sti·my·ing.

stymie.

Nearby words

stimulative, stimulator, stimulus, stimulus generalization, stimulus sensitive myoclonus, stimy, stine, sting, stingaree, stinger, stinging capsule

Definition for stimy (2 of 2)

stymie

or sty·my, sti·my

[ stahy-mee ]
/ ˈstaɪ mi /

noun

Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.

verb (used with object), sty·mied, sty·mie·ing.

to hinder, block, or thwart.

Origin of stymie

First recorded in 1855–60; origin uncertain

SYNONYMS FOR stymie

3 stump, mystify, frustrate, confound.
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Examples from the Web for stimy

  • He laid me a stimy, with his ball so near the hole that the only chance was to pitch my own ball right into the hole.

    Fifty Years of Golf|Horace G. Hutchinson

  • But he was one up with four to play, and then I laid him a stimy.

    Fifty Years of Golf|Horace G. Hutchinson

British Dictionary definitions for stimy

stymie

stymy

/ (ˈstaɪmɪ) /

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

to hinder or thwart
golf to impede with a stymie

noun plural -mies

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
a situation of obstruction

Word Origin for stymie

C19: of uncertain origin
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