Sekirov Dictionary

stymie

/ˈstaɪmi/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 4

noun2

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).
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An obstacle or obstruction.
- Mary, will you be mine? Shall we go round together? Will you fix up a match with me on the links of life which shall end only when the Grim Reaper lays us both a stymie? — 1922

verb2

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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.
- If writing dates has you stymied at times, it is probably for one of two reasons. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-write-dates/
To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.

forms

stymied · stymieing · stymying · stymies

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