Complete Definition of "stymie"

English

Alternative spellings
stymy

Pronunciation
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IPA|/�staɪmi/
rhymes|aɪmi

Noun
en-noun

  1. An obstacle or obstruction.
  2. 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.

Verb
en-verb|stymie|d

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

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

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