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STYMIE (stymying)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stymie mean?
• STYMIE (noun)
The noun STYMIE has 2 senses:
1. a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
2. a thwarting and distressing situation
Familiarity information: STYMIE used as a noun is rare.
• STYMIE (verb)
The verb STYMIE has 1 sense:
1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Familiarity information: STYMIE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
stymie; stymy
Hypernyms ("stymie" is a kind of...):
position; situation (a condition or position in which you find yourself)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A thwarting and distressing situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
stymie; stymy
Hypernyms ("stymie" is a kind of...):
obstacle; obstruction (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted)
Derivation:
stymie (hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: stymied
Past participle: stymied
-ing form: stymieing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
block; blockade; embarrass; hinder; obstruct; stymie; stymy
Context example:
His brother blocked him at every turn
Hypernyms (to "stymie" is one way to...):
forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stymie"):
stonewall (obstruct or hinder any discussion)
filibuster (obstruct deliberately by delaying)
check (block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey)
hang (prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury)
bottleneck (slow down or impede by creating an obstruction)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
stymie (a thwarting and distressing situation)
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