belemmeren — meaning in English

English meaning

• impede verb To slow down or get in the way of progress.
• stymie noun A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).

Senses

belemmeren is used for these senses in English:

• impede (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
• stymie To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

stymie — full definition

1. noun A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
2. noun An obstacle or obstruction.

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