billiards vs stymie

billiards

noun
  • A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table. 

  • Any of various games played on a tabletop, usually with several balls, one or more of which is hit by a cue. 

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). 

  • An obstacle or obstruction. 

verb
  • To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck. 

  • To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie. 

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