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stymie

sty·mie [ stmee ] or sty·my [ stmee ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle sty·mied, present participle sty·mie·ing, 3rd person present singular sty·mies) (past and past participle sty·mied, present participle sty·my·ing, 3rd person present singular sty·mies)
Definition:
 
1. hinder progress of somebody or something: to prevent somebody or something from making further progress

2. golf block opponent's line: to obstruct the line between a golf opponent's ball and the hole ( dated )



noun  (plural sty·mies)
Definition:
 
1. problem situation: a situation in which obstacles hinder progress

2. golf obstruction of opponent's ball: a situation in which one golfer's ball blocks another's ( dated )

[Mid-19th century. Origin ?]
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