stymie

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstaɪmi/

Noun

stymie (plural stymies)

1. (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).
2. (by extension) An obstacle or obstruction.

Verb

stymie (stymies, present participle stymieing; past and past participle stymied)

1. To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

   Synonyms: block, thwart

   They had lost the key, and the lock stymied the first three locksmiths they called.

   If writing dates has you stymied at times, it is probably for one of two reasons.

2. (golf) To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.

Translations

• French: obstruer, mettre en échec
• German: lahmlegen
• Italian: ostacolare, ostruire, intrigare, mettere in ginocchio
• Portuguese: impedir
• Russian: загоня́ть в у́гол

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