STYMIE


Meaning of STYMIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstī-mē ]

transitive verb

( sty·mied ; sty·mie·ing )

Etymology: Scots stimie, stymie to obstruct a golf shot by interposition of the opponent's ball

Date: 1902

: to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of

stymied by red tape

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.