STYMIE


Meaning of STYMIE in English

/ ˈstaɪmi; NAmE / verb

( sty·mie·ing or sty·mying , sty·mied , sty·mied ) [ vn ] ( informal ) to prevent sb from doing sth that they have planned or want to do; to prevent sth from happening

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent. (originally a golfing term, denoting a situation on the green where a ball obstructs the shot of another player): of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.