sty·mie also sty·my (st  m )
tr.v. sty·mied (-m
d), sty·mie·ing also sty·my·ing (-m- ng), sty·mies (-mz)
To thwart; stump: a problem in thermodynamics that stymied half the class.
n.
1. An obstacle or obstruction.
2. Sports A situation in golf in which an opponent's ball obstructs the line of play of one's own ball on the putting green.
[Origin unknown.]
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When statistics stymies me, Ann tutors me.
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