Definitions for: Stymie

[n] a thwarting and distressing situation
[n] a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
[v] hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

Webster (1913) Definition: Sty"mie, n. Also Stimy Sti"my . [Orig. uncertain.]
(Golf)
The position of two balls on the putting green such that,
being more than six inches apart, one ball lies directly
between the other and the hole at which the latter must be
played; also, the act of bringing the balls into this
position.

Sty"mie, v. t. Also Stimy Sti"my . (Golf)
To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.

Synonyms: block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymy

See Also: bottleneck, check, filibuster, forbid, foreclose, forestall, hang, obstacle, obstruction, position, preclude, prevent, situation, stonewall

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