stymie
9.9
An old golf rule where another ball blocks the path to the hole
- noun
- /ˈstaɪmi/
- Archaic
:
bloqueo
- The golfer's shot was thwarted by a lucky stymie from his rival, forcing him to take a different approach to reach the hole.
Examples
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During the tournament, Jim found himself in a tough spot with a stymie that required careful strategy to overcome.
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In the early days of match play, a player faced a challenging stymie when their ball was directly blocked by their opponent's ball.
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Affirmed would never have been as great without Alydar; Secretariat had Sham, and Citation had Stymie.
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Synonyms
block
vsstymie
89
2.0
An action in sport that stops another player from moving
refers specifically to a golf match situation rather than general physical obstruction
9.9
A match play situation when an opponent's ball blocks the line from your ball to the hole
has the same meaning but is a different spelling form
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stymie was the name for an old golf situation when an opponent's ball lay between your ball and the hole, forcing you to play around it. That's why a stymie was a literal block on the green.