n. & v. (also stimy)
--n. (pl. -ies)
1. Golf a situation where an opponent's ball lies between the player and the hole, forming a possible obstruction to play (lay a stymie).
2 a difficult situation.
--v.tr. (stymies, stymied, stymying or stymieing)
1. obstruct; thwart.
2 Golf block (an opponent, his ball, or oneself) with a stymie.
Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.