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| NOUN | 1 | stymie, stymy | A situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole |
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| 2 | stymie, stymy | A thwarting and distressing situation | |
| VERB | 1 | stymie, obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymy, embarrass | Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of |
| Sounds | stay'miy |
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| Rhymes | academy, acme, alchemy, and 78 more rhymes in miy... |
| Meaning | A situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole. |
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| Synonyms | stymy |
| Broader | situation, position |
| Meaning | A thwarting and distressing situation. |
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| Synonyms | stymy |
| Broader | obstacle, obstruction |
| Verbs | stymie |
| Meaning | Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymy, embarrass |
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid |
| Narrower | stonewall; filibuster; check; hang; bottleneck |
| Nouns | stymie |
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