stymie

  1. Noun.  An obstacle or obstruction.
  2. Noun.  (golf) A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green.
  3. Verb.  To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

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