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Definition of Stymie
1. Verb. Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. "His brother blocked him at every turn"
Specialized synonyms: Stonewall, Filibuster, Check, Hang, Bottleneck
Generic synonyms: Forbid, Foreclose, Forestall, Preclude, Prevent
Derivative terms: Blockage, Blockage, Hindrance, Obstructer, Obstruction, Obstructor
2. Noun. A situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole.
3. Noun. A thwarting and distressing situation.
Definition of Stymie
1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.
Definition of Stymie
1. Noun. An obstacle or obstruction. ¹
2. 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. ¹
3. Verb. To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stymie
1. to thwart [v -MIED, -MIEING, -MIES] - See also: thwart
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stymie
Literary usage of Stymie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"G: Sargent. Outing 66:172-6 My '15 Secret of steady golf. JD Travers. 11 Am M il
Country Life 28:19-23 S '15 stymie. ..."
2. The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon (1908)
"... the mashie on the putting green—stymies—When they are negotiable and when
not—The wisdom of playing for a half—Lofting over the stymie—Running through ..."
3. The Soul of Golf by Percy Adolphus Vaile (1912)
"The difficulty of the stymie, provided one's club is properly built—and ...
The only time a stymie should present a difficulty to the golfer is when the ..."
4. The New Book on Golf by Horace Gordon Hutchinson (1912)
"No player can be considered a finished golfer who is not able to negotiate the
ordinary stymie. Of course, under some conditions a stymie may be practically ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"stymie,—When one ball lies in a straight line between another and the hole the
first is said to " stymie," or " to be ..."
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