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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