stymie – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
stymie
v.
hinder, impede, stand in the way of, be an obstruction to
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stymie is an archaic
rule in the game of
golf for a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.
stymie
Noun
1. a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
(hypernym) situation, position
2. a thwarting and distressing situation
(hypernym) obstacle, obstruction
(derivation) obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymy, embarrass
Verb
1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
(synonym) obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymy, embarrass
(hypernym) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(hyponym) stonewall
stymie
v.
překazit
stymie
Synonyms and related words:
block, brake, confound, deadlock, defeat, flummox, foil, frustrate, halt, hinder, impede, nonplus, obstruct, ruin, slow down, snooker, spike, stall, stay, stop, stump, thwart
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
