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stymy

[stahy-mee]

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stymie or stymy (ˈstaɪmɪ)

—vb , -mies, -mieing, -mied, -mies, -mying, -mied
1.	to hinder or thwart
2.	golf to impede with a stymie

—n , -mies, -mieing, -mied, -mies, -mying, -mied, -mies
3.	golf (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
4.	a situation of obstruction

[C19: of uncertain origin]

stymy or stymy

—vb

—n

[C19: of uncertain origin]

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