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| stymie [ stmi ] or stymy [ stmi ] |
transitive verb (3rd person present singular stymies, present participle stymieing, past and past participle stymied) (3rd person present singular stymies, present participle stymying, past and past participle stymied) |
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1. hinder progress of somebody or something: to prevent somebody or something from making further progress
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2. golf block opponent's line: to obstruct the line between a golf opponent's ball and the hole
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noun (plural stymies) |
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1. problem situation: a situation in which obstacles hinder progress
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2. golf obstruction of opponent's ball: a situation in which one golfer's ball blocks another's
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| [Mid-19th century. Origin ?] |
