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sty·mie (stī′mē)

noun

  1. Golf the condition that exists on a putting green when an opponent's ball lies in a direct line between the player's ball and the hole: since 1951, the obstructing ball may be picked up to permit a putt to be made
  2. any situation in which one is obstructed or frustrated

Etymology: prob. a use of earlier Scot, a person partially blind < styme < ME stime (sense obscure): the reference is to the blind shot caused by a stymie

transitive verb stymied -·mied, stymieing -·mie·ing

  1. to hinder or obstruct as with a stymie
  2. to block; impede

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stymie Synonyms

stymie*

v.

block, impede, obstruct, stump; see hinder.


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stymie Usage Examples

Object

  • effort: Security is the utmost concern of prison officials, who are aware of some lawmakers ' attempts to stymie Internet efforts in prisons.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: He said Warner believes that the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray would not stymie growth as many observers have been saying.

Modifies a noun

  • investigation: And he has stymies investigations and prosecutions in nearly more eos s to.

Preposition: by

  • lack: The usually competitive Contender of Mark Robinson was stymied by a lack of spinnaker in conditions where large sail plans were fastest.
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