blockade vs stymie

blockade

noun
  • Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms. 

  • The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade. 

  • Inhibition of the activity (function) of chemical messengers or their receptors, such as (often) receptor antagonism. 

  • The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out. 

  • Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it. 

verb
  • To create a blockade against. 

stymie

noun
  • An obstacle or obstruction. 

  • 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). 

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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