stymie
to hinder, block, or thwart.
a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.
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.
Origin of stymie
1- Sometimes sty·my .
Other words for stymie
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How to use stymie in a sentence
How will the country cope with the immense energy shortage that stymies economic opportunity for a restless nation?
Pakistan’s Crucial Elections: There’s Much at Stake for the U.S. | Shirin Tahir-Kheli | May 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe fact which must be driven home is that some stymies are negotiable and others are not—not by any player or by any method.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry VardonIf the ball that stymies you is on the lip and your own is three yards away, it is obvious that you cannot pitch over it.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry VardonIf the balls are much more than a foot apart, the "follow-through method" of playing stymies is almost certain to fail.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry VardonI maintain that in the nature of things most ordinary stymies, when played in the manner which I advocate, are very easy.
The Soul of Golf | Percy Adolphus Vaile
An interesting case was quoted to me some time since of the success a man achieved in lofting over stymies, and the reason why.
The Happy Golfer | Henry Leach
British Dictionary definitions for stymie
stymy
/ (ˈstaɪmɪ) /
to hinder or thwart
golf to impede with a stymie
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
Origin of stymie
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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