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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sty•my (stī′mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies, v.t., -mied, -my•ing. - Sportstymie.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sty•mie or sty•my or sti•my /ˈstaɪmi/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -mied, -mie•ing or -my•ing. - to block or prevent (someone or something) from proceeding or going forward:This latest setback stymied our efforts to achieve peace.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sty•mie (stī′mē),USA pronunciation n., v., -mied, -mie•ing. n. - Sport[Golf.](on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
- a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.
v.t. - to hinder, block, or thwart.
Also, stymy, stimy. - origin, originally uncertain 1855–60
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . stump, mystify, frustrate, confound.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stymie, stymy /ˈstaɪmɪ/ vb ( -mies, -mieing, -mied, -mies, -mying, -mied)(tr; often passive)- to hinder or thwart
- to impede with a stymie
n ( pl -mies)- (formerly) a situation on the green in which an opponent's ball is blocking the line between the hole and the ball about to be played: an obstructing ball may now be lifted and replaced by a marker
- a situation of obstruction
Etymology: 19th Century: of uncertain origin |