Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stymie | Yes | No | Yes | No |
foreclose | No | No | Yes | No |
stymie (noun) | foreclose (noun) |
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a thwarting and distressing situation | |
a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole |
stymie (verb) | foreclose (verb) |
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hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage |
keep from happening or arising; make impossible |