Meaning of "stymie" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STYMIE

Of uncertain origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STYMIE

stymie  [ˈstaɪmɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STYMIE

Stymie is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stymie in English.

WHAT DOES STYMIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stymie

A stymie refers to an archaic rule in the game of golf. In singles match play when one player's ball blocked the path of another player's ball on the green, but were not within six inches of each other, the obstructing player's ball was not lifted. Instead the player who was further away from the hole had to attempt to slice or draw his putt around the obstacle ball. Sometimes a player would even attempt to chip his ball over the opponent's ball into the cup. If the player failed, even hitting their opponent's ball, his next shot would have to be played from where his ball now lay. If contact happened, the player's opponent, when it was his turn to play, had the choice to take his putt from his ball's original position or its new lie. Likewise if the player's ball knocked the obstructing ball into the cup, his opponent was considered to have holed out. In 1920, the United States Golf Association tested a modified stymie rule for one year, allowing a stymied player to concede the opponent's next putt.

Definition of stymie in the English dictionary

The first definition of stymie in the dictionary is to hinder or thwart. Other definition of stymie is to impede with a stymie. Stymie is also 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.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STYMIE

PRESENT

Present

I stymie

you stymie

he/she/it stymies

we stymie

you stymie

they stymie

Present continuous

I am stymying

you are stymying

he/she/it is stymying

we are stymying

you are stymying

they are stymying

Present perfect

I have stymied

you have stymied

he/she/it has stymied

we have stymied

you have stymied

they have stymied

Present perfect continuous

I have been stymying

you have been stymying

he/she/it has been stymying

we have been stymying

you have been stymying

they have been stymying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I stymied

you stymied

he/she/it stymied

we stymied

you stymied

they stymied

Past continuous

I was stymying

you were stymying

he/she/it was stymying

we were stymying

you were stymying

they were stymying

Past perfect

I had stymied

you had stymied

he/she/it had stymied

we had stymied

you had stymied

they had stymied

Past perfect continuous

I had been stymying

you had been stymying

he/she/it had been stymying

we had been stymying

you had been stymying

they had been stymying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will stymie

you will stymie

he/she/it will stymie

we will stymie

you will stymie

they will stymie

Future continuous

I will be stymying

you will be stymying

he/she/it will be stymying

we will be stymying

you will be stymying

they will be stymying

Future perfect

I will have stymied

you will have stymied

he/she/it will have stymied

we will have stymied

you will have stymied

they will have stymied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been stymying

you will have been stymying

he/she/it will have been stymying

we will have been stymying

you will have been stymying

they will have been stymying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would stymie

you would stymie

he/she/it would stymie

we would stymie

you would stymie

they would stymie

Conditional continuous

I would be stymying

you would be stymying

he/she/it would be stymying

we would be stymying

you would be stymying

they would be stymying

Conditional perfect

I would have stymie

you would have stymie

he/she/it would have stymie

we would have stymie

you would have stymie

they would have stymie

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been stymying

you would have been stymying

he/she/it would have been stymying

we would have been stymying

you would have been stymying

they would have been stymying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you stymie
we let´s stymie
you stymie

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to stymie

Past participle

stymied

Present Participle

stymying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «STYMIE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stymie» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of stymie

balk · confound · defeat · flummox · foil · frustrate · hinder · mystify · nonplus · puzzle · snooker · stump · thwart

TRANSLATION OF STYMIE

Find out the translation of stymie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stymie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stymie» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 阻碍
• Translator English - Spanish: stymie
• English: stymie
• Translator English - Hindi: गतिरोध
• Translator English - Arabic: احباط
• Translator English - Russian: загнать в угол
• Translator English - Portuguese: stymie
• Translator English - Bengali: কোণঠাসা করা
• Translator English - French: contrecarrer
• Translator English - Malay: Stymie
• Translator English - German: stymie
• Translator English - Japanese: 妨害する
• Translator English - Korean: 방해 구를 두다
• Translator English - Javanese: Stymie
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cản trở
• Translator English - Tamil: குழிபறிக்க
• Translator English - Marathi: Stymie
• Translator English - Turkish: taş koymak
• Translator English - Italian: ostacolare
• Translator English - Polish: utrudnieniem
• Translator English - Ukrainian: загнати в кут
• Translator English - Romanian: stymie
• Translator English - Greek: ανασταλτικά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: slop
• Translator English - Swedish: hämmas
• Translator English - Norwegian: stymie

QUOTES WITH «STYMIE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stymie.

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David Miliband

Israelis and Palestinians are suspicious of each other and of promises from outside. But the need for a negotiated solution between the parties should not stymie international clarity and consensus about the endgame in terms of borders and other issues.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STYMIE»

Discover the use of stymie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stymie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ebony

Matthew Beard, who delighted audiences as Stymie, the derby- topped boy (far right) in the 1930s Our Gang Comedies, has experienced rough times, including heroin addiction and 10 years of prison, but is now back in show business and ...

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The Type Specimen Book: 544 Different Typefaces with Over ...

544 Different Typefaces with Over 3000 Sizes Shown in Complete Alphabets V&M Typographical, Inc. 24 point Stymie Open No. 1, Cap font (Foundry) 24 point Stymie Open No. 2, Cap font (Foundry) mmBmmm 30 point Stymie Open, Cap font ...

V&M Typographical, Inc., 1974

Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces

Design: Louise Fili Specimens are set in Bitstream Stymie Morris F. Benton designed Stymie for American Type Founders, and it was first released in 1 93 1 . Stymie is a slab serif or Egyptian family with geometric forms and light, medium, bold, ...

Philip B. Meggs, Rob Carter, 1993

Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders

Stymie's pedigree was like an exhibition of the lesser paintings by a great artist. His sire, Equestrian, a foal of 1936, was a lightly raced Whitney-bred who won two races and was acquired by King Ranch. He was easily seen as an ...

Edward L. Bowen, 2004

Resnick at Large

By the time they entered the far turn the 135 pounds were beginning to take their toll, and he knew that if he waited until Stymie was in full flight before asking Assault to turn on the speed, he would never be able to match strides with him.

Mike Resnick, 2003

Duel for the Crown: Affirmed, Alydar, and Racing’s Greatest ...

paddock one day when a two-year-old chestnut happened to catch his keen eye, an average-looking colt named Stymie. Even though Stymie had finished both of his career starts way out of the money, Jacobs turned to Bieber and said, “I've ...

Linda Carroll, David Rosner, 2014

The Word: The Dictionary That Reveals the Hebrew Source of ...

The ditionaries are rather STYMIED (thwarted, blocked) here, offering "perhaps from Scottish stymie (a person with poor eyesight)." A visionary whom the Bible makes an ass (donkey) of is Balaam (see "BLAME"). Balaam refers to himself as  ...

Isaac E. Mozeson, 2001

Bryst: The Krono Blade

“Who's Stymie?” “Me!” said Stymie looking at him like he was an idiot. “Who else in the castle is Stymie.” Taking a few steps back and looking Flax up and down, he continued. “I'm going to the courtyard to play. Do you want to play?” “No.

Lloyd Jones, 2010

Believing in Paradise

Stymie's shop was situated in a detached garage behind his house. The air smelled heavy of gardenias as they went past the three bushes Ernestine herself had planted for Stymie's mom back in the days of her reign as Garden Club President ...

Carla Mae, 2004

Historical Dictionary of Golf

See also ALTERNATE BALL. STYMIE. The stymie is the blocking or obstructing of the hole with one's golf ball, that is, one player's ball being between the hole and another player's ball. At one time, it was permitted in the Rules of Golf.

Bill Mallon, Randon Jerris, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STYMIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stymie is used in the context of the following news items.

Paradise Lost: Mounting Problems Stymie Baha Mar

The opening of Baha Mar, the $3.5 billion resort and casino project in the Bahamas, was supposed to be a showpiece that would help China's largest ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Opinion analysis: Power plants stymie smokestack controls

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Cuomo used state Senate to stymie his own party: sources

Despite public claims to the contrary, Gov. Andrew Cuomo worked behind the scenes with the Republican-led Senate to defeat Assembly Democrats on such ... «New York Post, Jun 15»

Around the ABL: Pilots sink Chinooks, Studs stymie Bucs

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Nimbies stymie moves towards fair and sustainable Melbourne

Traffic congestion at the level crossing on Toorak Road is one of the consequences of urban sprawl as buyers who cannot afford to live near the centre move to ... «The Age, Jun 15»

GOP dares Democrats to stymie spending bills

Congressional Republicans are calling Democrats' bluff on government spending and vowing to press ahead with funding bills despite filibuster threats from the ... «Politico, Jun 15»

North Carolina law could stymie undercover videos of animal abuse

Experts say that could stymie investigations into food facilities that have unearthed disturbing video footage of cows, pigs, chickens and other animals being ... «CNNMoney, Jun 15»

Father and son stymie Stylers

The Northland Nissan Assault picked up its second win of the Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association season Monday night with a 12-9 victory against the ... «Prince George Citizen, May 15»

Why this man could stymie David Cameron's EU plans

Why this man could stymie David Cameron's EU plans. Remi Adekoya. Poland's new Eurosceptic president, Andrzej Duda, would fiercely oppose any ... «The Guardian, May 15»

Complex rules stymie efforts to boost home-care workers' wages in …

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