stymie
IPA: stˈaɪmi
noun
- (golf) A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
- (by extension) An obstacle or obstruction.
verb
- To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
- (golf) To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.
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Examples of "stymie" in Sentences
- The work was stymied by villian.
- Senior lenders can't stymie them.
- Legal risks can stymie the adoption.
- Ruling could possibly stymie Wolfe trial.
- Winter weather continues to stymie travelers.
- The effect has been to stymie meaningful progress.
- The authorities want to put Stymie into an orphanage.
- Its heavy armor was what stymied the Germans in 1941.
- A stymie refers to an archaic rule in the game of golf.
- Workforce issues stymie federal acquisition improvements.
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