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Meaning of "stymies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STYMIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STYMIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stymies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stymies in English.

WHAT DOES STYMIES 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.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STYMIES

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 stymies
you would stymies
he/she/it would stymies
we would stymies
you would stymies
they would stymies
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 stymies
you would have stymies
he/she/it would have stymies
we would have stymies
you would have stymies
they would have stymies
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STYMIES

stylopise
stylopize
stylopodia
stylopodium
stylops
stylostixes
stylostixis
stylus
styme
stymie
stymied
stymy
stypsis
styptic
styptic pencil
styptical
stypticity
styracaceous
styrax
styrene

WORDS THAT END LIKE STYMIES

academies
anatomies
armies
autonomies
blasphemies
demies
dichotomies
dummies
economies
enemies
Grammies
gummies
hysterectomies
metonymies
mummies
shimmies
synonymies
tommies
tummies
vasectomies

Synonyms and antonyms of stymies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STYMIES»

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

Translation of «stymies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STYMIES

Find out the translation of stymies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stymies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stymies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吓退
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obstaculiza
570 millions of speakers

English

stymies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stymies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يحبط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

stymies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stymies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stymies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrecarre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stymies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stymies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

妨げます
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stymies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stymies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stymies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தகர்த்துவிட்டன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Stymies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

engelliyor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stymies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spowalnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

stymies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stymies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stymies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stymies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stymies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stymies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stymies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STYMIES»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STYMIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stymies

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QUOTES WITH «STYMIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stymies.
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Jordana Spiro
It's just a given that women are working and are ambitious and have things they want to accomplish, and that stymies the amount of time they have to look around for a perfect guy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STYMIES»

Discover the use of stymies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stymies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Straight Down the Middle: Meditations for Golfers
Various kinds of stymies may confront a golfer. Trees, of course, are the most common stymies. Having to hit from behind a tree has raised many a score and temper. Of course, stymies may confront us on greens too. Soft spike marks and ...
Jim Dyet, 2011
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Daring Missions of World War II
Stymies. Normandy. Planning. It was a bold and hazardous operation. A Lysander, a light aircraft piloted by a member of the Special Operations Executive , the British cloak-and-dagger organization, landed on a dark pasture outside Paris at ...
William B. Breuer, 2002
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Essays on Golf:
Many mashiesare notsuitable for thisshot, because thesole isnot cut away enough on the back edge,as indeed the sole ofevery mashie should be; so it will frequently be found that the best club for negotiating stymies is the niblick, for its sole ...
P. A. Vaile, Horace G. Hutchinson, Henry Leach, 2014
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The Complete Golfer:
Thefactwhich must be driven home isthatsome stymies arenegotiable andothers are not—not by any player orbyany method. When theballthat stymies youdead is lying onthe lip of the hole andhalf coveringit, and your ownis some distance ...
Harry Vardon, 2014
5
Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards
Robert Byrne has scoured classic sources from the past two hundred years as well as his own personal experience and contacts to bring you the most comprehensive book on the subject.
Robert Byrne, 2013
6
Billboard
WESTINGHOUSE. TELE-THEATER. High. Tariff. Stymies. Video. For. Carnival. and. Park. Ops. TOO. LATE. FOR. AID. N. Y. Safety. Law. Stymies. 'Managers1. Thrill,. Novelty. Acts. Collect. $1,250,000. On. Video. in. a. Year. "Big. Top". Is.
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A Pictorial History of American Golf
When a ball is on a green a clear putt to the hole is permissible, free from intervening water. On the much-mooted question as to whether stymies shall be played or not, Mr. Travis says: "Stymies form an integral part of the code, and, therefore, ...
Willow Creek Press, 1998
8
Imagining Italians: The Clash of Romance and Race in ...
The twins undercut Italian pretensions toward national unity: The recalcitrant Luigi stymies the progressive Angelo, just as America's South stymies its North, and just as Italy's "backward" Mezzogiorno stymies the progressive North of Italy.
Joseph P. Cosco, 2003
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33 Sycamore
Stymies. My. ElevenPlus. Exam. I wasn't a bully, butI did havesome heightened status within the class andschool. For whatever reason,Isaw myself asa protector of the lessable and regularly 'sorted out' bullying behaviour on the smaller pupils  ...
Dale R. Lyons, 2012
10
In League with a UFO
Envy. Stymies. the. Committee. wo weeks passed before Bill told the committee members about his last abduction. When Bill did tell them they seem disinterested rather than showing excitement as they did the first time he opened up to them.
Lou Baldin, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STYMIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stymies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rain stymies drought in about half of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —More than 49 percent of the state is free of drought conditions following the fourth-wettest six months the state has seen. «KOAT Albuquerque, Jul 15»
2
Noah Syndergaard Stymies Padres as Mets Gain in East
Through six perfect innings Tuesday night, Mets starter Noah Syndergaard remained stoic, apparently unaffected by the sudden tinge of the historic in this late ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Wind stymies Balloons Over Bend
NewsChannel 21's Alex Biston was live Friday morning at Riverbend Park where the wind was proving troublesome for the launch of Balloons Over Bend - but ... «KTVZ, Jul 15»
4
Ukraine war still stymies investigation of Malaysia jetliner disaster
A year after 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 perished in an explosion over eastern Ukraine, the conflict behind the tragedy continues to thwart ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
Red (Tape), White and Blue: Lack of Safety Signs Stymies Parade
Haverhill — What was supposed to be an interstate holiday parade spanning the Connecticut River on Saturday was instead derailed at the last minute due to ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
6
House stymies DEP on drilling rules
The state Department of Environmental Protection would have to scrap its effort to update rules for Pennsylvania's traditional oil and gas drilling industry and ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
7
Chinese city of Shanghai stymies protest over chemical plant
SHANGHAI (AP) — Authorities in China's financial hub Shanghai are trying to prevent an environmental protest outside the city government by deploying heavy ... «Chron.com, Jun 15»
8
Student loan debt stymies home sales
Student loan debt stymies home sales. Experts say millennials aspire to homeownership, but will likely get there later than other age groups. Andrea V. Brambila ... «Inman.com, Jun 15»
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Power shortage stymies Congo's mining sector
Power shortage stymies Congo's mining sector. by Agency Staff, 2015-06-23 06:02:01.0. Agency Staff. Power shortage stymies Congo's mining sector. «BDlive, Jun 15»
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Information overload stymies Canada's banks in mobile payments …
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA worker demonstrates Apple Pay in the U.S. The onslaught of mobile payment offerings from the likes of Apple Inc., Samsung ... «Financial Post, Jun 15»

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